Questions for Discussion

1. What do you think happened to Tessie Murphy? Why?
   
   
2. Is there a difference between "consumption" and TB?
   
   
3. How did a TB diagnosis affect a person's life? Was it different for children and adults?
   
   
4. Did the Newfoundland governments of the time do enough to stop the spread of TB?
   
   
5. Was TB a medical problem or a social problem?
   
   
6. How did TB affect the poor as compared to the rich?
   
   
7. How important was the M.V. Christmas Seal in the 1940s, 50s and 60s? Why?
   
   
8. Why did the M.V. Christmas Seal play music as it came into port?
   
   
9. Describe some of the activities carried out by the M.V. Christmas Seal other than x-rays.
   
   
10. What were some of the ways in which TB was spread?
    
    
11. Discuss the impact of tuberculosis on families.
    
    
12. What did older people think about TB and x-rays. Did they feel differently than the young? If so, why?
    
    
13. In the early years of the 20th century Newfoundland had the highest rate of TB in the western world. Why?
    
    
14. What parts of the body can be infected by TB?
    
    
15. Describe some of the ways in which TB is spread.