Ultraviolet radiation
Subject
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Ultraviolet Radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00061
Abstract
A female patient undergoing ultraviolet radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).This treatment was used to kill tubercle bacilli germs. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Dates:
circa 1941