Return to: The Floating Clinics: M/V Health and M/S Hygiene - In post-World War II Alaska, the battle against tuberculosis was the territory's major health issue, especially among Alaska Natives.
ASL-P143-0279 Aboard the M/S Hygiene in the late 1940s, a mom holds her child snugly as a medical worker prepares to check the baby’s ears. Alaska State Library.
