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LEPROSY IN THE UNITED STATES

LEPROSY IN THE UNITED STATES Thirty-four years ago, the state of Louisiana established a home for lepers and maintained it until Jan. 3, 1921, when it was purchased by the federal government and its operation assumed as a national leprosarium. The records of these two institutions furnish the data from which this paper has been written. Since Dec. 1, 1894, 718 lepers have been admitted (chart 1). Of these, 215 were foreign born (table 1), representing instances in which lepers were admitted to the United States in the incubation, latent or otherwise undiagnosable stages of leprosy. Admissions of native born have numbered 504, with a geographic distribution including all the states of the union except eleven. In table 2 is given the number of cases from each state. This table cannot be taken as a comparative index of the incidence of leprosy in the states because some states have, to a greater extent than others, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

LEPROSY IN THE UNITED STATES

HOPKINS, RALPH; DENNEY, OSWALD E.
JAMA , Volume 92 (3) – Jan 19, 1929
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1929 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1929.02700290001001
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Abstract

Thirty-four years ago, the state of Louisiana established a home for lepers and maintained it until Jan. 3, 1921, when it was purchased by the federal government and its operation assumed as a national leprosarium. The records of these two institutions furnish the data from which this paper has been written. Since Dec. 1, 1894, 718 lepers have been admitted (chart 1). Of these, 215 were foreign born (table 1), representing instances in which lepers were admitted to the United States in the incubation, latent or otherwise undiagnosable stages of leprosy. Admissions of native born have numbered 504, with a geographic distribution including all the states of the union except eleven. In table 2 is given the number of cases from each state. This table cannot be taken as a comparative index of the incidence of leprosy in the states because some states have, to a greater extent than others,

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Published: Jan 19, 1929

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