HEREDITARY ANEMIAS IN SOCIETY AND PROSPECTS OF PREVENTION**Studies supported in part by a WHO Exchange of Research Workers Grant, United States Public Health Service, Special Fellowship HE-49915 and New York State Birth Defects Institute, Contract Number 90221.

1972 ◽  
pp. 263-290
Author(s):  
Robin M. Bannerman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
New York State ◽  
United States Public Health ◽  
York State ◽  
Prevention Studies

scholarly journals Gender and Medical Inspections at Ellis Island

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Letitia Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
United States Public Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Ellis Island

For many immigrants to the United States, between 1892 and 1924, admission was contingent upon a medical inspection at an immigration centre, such as the one located at Ellis Island in the harbour of New York City. Much like passing through customs or security at airports today, these medical inspections were dreaded by immigrant travellers, and United States Government and Public Health Service (PHS) publications show that these medical inspections were escalating in intensity and emphasis during the early twentieth-century. The purpose of the PHS inspections becomes especially evident when looking at the gender considerations, or lack thereof, which arose during medical inspections at Ellis Island. A gender analysis of the PHS medical inspections, examined through the use of oral histories and photographs, provides a window into understanding the primary concern of the United States Public Health Service. 

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