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In reply to the discussion: Remember how FDR executed American Nazi sympathizers? [View all]HiPointDem
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e.g.:
http://books.google.com/books?id=e8mB7Op0DMgC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=manzanar+death+rate&source=bl&ots=Nh2d35xHxo&sig=sWQvUya3FcpdF8yhow5YZJ2w9Ts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oLsRUfGqGo-MigKAjYHYCA&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=manzanar%20death%20rate&f=false
"morbidity and mortality rates in American internment camps were not significantly different from those in the general population, suggesting that living conditions were acceptable, if somewhat Spartan."
http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/I/n/Internment.htm
METHODS:
Twenty women who were ages 18 to 31 years at the time of internment at Heart Mountain, Wyoming Japanese American Relocation Camp, and one caucasian nurse who worked in the obstetric unit of the camp's hospital were interviewed. Archival, demographic, and historical data, including some prenatal records, provided information about maternity and public health care for pregnant women and new mothers.
RESULTS:
Obstetric hospital practices were typical of the 1940s in the United States. Community public health services for new mothers included formula kitchens and well-baby clinics. Infant mortality statistics from 1942 to 1945 at Heart Mountain were comparatively better for the same time period than for the state of Wyoming or the United States. These outcomes may have reflected the camp's extensive social and family support, adequate housing and food, and universal access to maternity services.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9355278