The medical history of British Columbia
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Monro, A. S.
issued: 2018-11-30
issued: [1932?]
description: "Reprinted from the Canadian Medical Association journal, v. 25-27, September 1931-August 1932. Includes biographical information on some of the first doctors to practice in the province." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 189.
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extent: 48 pages : portraits, photographs ; 28 cm
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note: THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A. S. MONRO, M.D. Vancouver Reprinted from THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 1931-1932 THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA By A. S. MONRO, M.D., Vancouver The medical history of British Columbia lends itself, both chronologically and in development, to a natural division into three periods:— (1) The period of exploration and of the fur traders. This takes us from the landing of Captain Cook at Nootka, 1778, to 1849 when Vancouver Island became a Crown Colony under Governor Blanshard. (2) The period of the gold discoveries in Cariboo and other districts, 1850 to 1884. This period includes the formation of the Crown Colony of British Columbia, the union of the two Crown Colonies into the united colony of British Columbia, 1858, and also the entrance of British Columbia into the Confederation of Canadian Provinces in 1871. (3) The period of the railway and modern transportation, 1882 to present date. In the first period, half a dozen men will fill the picture, each one, for the time, practically the sole representative of the profes- To Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken goes the undisputed honour of being the first white medical practitioner in British Columbia. His arrival in the infant colony of Vancouver Island was in 1850, and his advent marks the end'of the period of the fur traders. It. is well to bear in mind that up to 1846 the British, through the Hudson's Bay Company, held sway in that vast territory bounded on the east by the Rockies, on the south by California, on the north by Alaska and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Under the Hudson's Bay Company, this vast domain, comprising the present States of Oregon and Washington and the Province of British have been used in preparing this history. "Captain James Cook's Voyages Around the World"; "Menzies' Journal of Vancouver's Voyage", April to October, 1792, Editor, C. F. Neweombe, M.D.; "The Conquest of the Great Northwest", by Agnes C. Laut; "McLoughlin and Old Or…
note: Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28581173 Part of: William C. Gibson History of Medicine and Science Collection ; Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
has type: Books
identifier: WZ70.DC2.1 B7 M6
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0374763
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. WZ70.DC2.1 B7 M6
subject: Medicine--British Columbia
type: Text