George Mellis Douglas: Typhus and Tragedy

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Title
George Mellis Douglas: Typhus and Tragedy
Abstract
The role played by the Scottish-born George M. Douglas (1809-1864)in tending to the sick and dying Irish immigrants who arrived at the Grosse Ile quarantine station, below Quebec City, in 1847. Most of the immigrants were suffering from typhus. Thousands of Irish immigrants are buried on the island, now a national historic site.
Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal/Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne
Volume
Vol. 125
Issue
no. 11
Pages
1284-1286
Date
December 1, 1981
Language
en
URL
Citation
Swinton, William E. “George Mellis Douglas: Typhus and Tragedy.” Canadian Medical Association Journal/Journal de l’Association médicale canadienne Vol. 125, no. 11 (December 1, 1981): 1284–1286. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1862726/.
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