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Ferguson, Robert George (Dr.)

  • Persona
  • 1883-1964

Dr. Ferguson graduated from the Manitoba Medical School in 1916, while in medical school he interned under Dr. Steward a the Ninette Sanatorium. Dr. Ferguson was appointed Medical Superintendent of the Fort San Sanatorium in 1917 and retired from the League in 1948. During this time he resided at Fort San with his wife Helen and their 7 children.

Fort San

  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1917-1971

Barnett, George Dudley (Dr.)

  • Persona
  • 1915-1982

George Barnett was born in Saskatoon in 1915. He entered medical school at the University of Manitoba in 1938. He spent a year out of university while being treated for pleurisy at the Fort San Sanatorium, but recovered and graduated in 1944. After graduation he served in the armed forces. In 1946, Dr. Ferguson obtained Dr. Barnett's early release from the armed forces (RCAMC) and he joined SATL as a medical doctor. In 1957 Dr. Barnett was appointed as Dr. Orr's assistant, and succeeded him as General Superintendent on December 15th, 1957. He retired in 1982. He received a Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, presented by the Governor General.

Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League

  • SCN00293
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1911-1987

The "Great White Plague" was the name used to describe tuberculosis. To fight the highly contagious disease the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League was formed in 1911. Under its auspices Fort Qu'Appelle Sanatorium, was opened in 1917 to provide rest and fresh air. But the cure was long and tedious; few could afford to remain until they were healed. So in 1929, through the League's urging, Saskatchewan was the first province to make the care and treatment of tuberculosis free of charge. In 1987, with the closure of the sanatoriums, the League is reorganized into the Saskatchewan Lung Association.

Kirkby, Robert Wellesley (Dr.)

  • Persona
  • September 12, 1895 - October 24, 1976

Dr. Robert W. Kirkby was a veteran of World War 1, who later worked as a Medical Doctor at the Fort San Sanatorium from August 1, 1919 and Medical Superintendent of the Prince Albert Sanatorium from its opening in 1930 to closing in 1961.

Dr. Kirkby married Marie Berg, a nurse from Fort San in 1920.

Orr, John H. (Dr.)

  • Persona
  • 1926-1957

Dr. Orr, a former tuberculosis patient from Manitoba, joined the medical staff of the League in 1926. In 1948, Dr. Ferguson retired, and Dr. Orr succeeded him as General Superintendent and Director of Medical Services. He retired in 1957, succeeded by Dr. Barnett.

Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis Commission

  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1921-1922

Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis Commission, often mistakenly called the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis set out to "to enquire into the question of tuberculosis in Saskatchewan, and to recommend...measures to efficiently deal with the problem" (Report of the Saskatchewan. Anti-Tuberculosis Commission, A.B. Cook, 1922).