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Comparative Analysis of Leper Hospital Landscapes on St. Croix and St. Kitts (2022)
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This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. From biblical times to the 21st century, leprosy has afflicted populations. Medically and socially, leprosy alters patients’ quality of life. This poster compares two Caribbean island healthcare landscapes in terms of government funding, structural planning, and sheds light on the healthcare of marginalized populations. St. Croix’s leper hospital was established in 1888 by the Danish...