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Medical Examination of Immigrant Children
Department of the Treasury. Public Health Service. 1912-7/1/19301923
Angel Island Immigration Station
Tiburon, United States
Public Health Service examination, c. 1923. Public health officials generally inspected an immigrant’s teeth, ears, and nose and conducted a stethoscope examination of the chest. Asian immigrants often endured more intensive and invasive screenings.
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- Title: Medical Examination of Immigrant Children
- Creator: Department of the Treasury. Public Health Service. 1912-7/1/1930
- Date Created: 1923
- Location Created: Angel Island, Tiburon, California, USA
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: National Archives and Records Administration
- Medium: Photograph
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