Manufacturer LONDON HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Story of the Beck Memorial Sanatorium

Object number2004.005.026

Label TextThe Queen Alexandra Sanatorium, a facility for the treatment of people suffering from tuberculosis, opened its doors on April 5, 1910. In April, 1949 it was renamed The Beck Memorial Sanatorium. It closed September 6, 1972. Tuberculosis had become a pressing public health issue by the early 20th century. In 1900, it killed 227 urban Ontarians out of 100,000. Public health nurses’ instructions about nutrition and personal hygiene helped reduce the incidence of the disease.

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