Down's syndrome in British Columbia Indians

An investigation into the incidence of Down''s syndrome in British Columbia Indians disclosed that this was little different from that in the non-Indian population. The clinical features of the condition are common to both groups.     

Accidental Deaths Among British Columbia Indians

A statistical and epidemiological review of British Columbia native Indian and non-Indian mortality revealed that accidents were the leading cause of death among Indians but ranked only fourth among non-Indians. Comparison of accidental death rates by age and sex showed that, without exception, the rates among Indians were considerably higher than the corressponding rates for non-Indians. While the Indians represented some 2% of the total population of British Columbia, they accounted for over 10% of the total accident fatalities, 29% of drownings, and 21% of fatal burns.Socioeconomic, environmental and psychosocial factors and excessive drinking are considered the chief causes responsible for this rather unusual epidemiological phenomenon.This study revealed certain hazardous conditions which are specific to the Indian''s present way of life. In the authors'' opinion the recognition of these specific hazards is imperative for the planning of effective preventive campaigns.     

Autumnal mixing in Mahoney Lake,British Columbia

Salinity, water temperature and meteorlogical measurements were made over a 5 month period (June–Oct.) at Mahoney Lake, British Columbia to study autumnal mixing. The measurements were made during a time when the lake had been well stratified by a much larger than average runoff the previous spring. The potential energy of stratification decreased from 50 to 24 MJ, in the top 8 m of the water column, from mid August to mid October. Analysis of the energy available from wind shear on the water surface and from penetrative convection during the autumn cooling period was made. Winds were found to be weak (av. 2.17 m s ^–1) at Mahoney Lake, and their average contribution to mixing energy during the study period was less than 30%. Penetrative convection from thermals descending from the cool surface contributed an average of 2.21 J m^–2 d^–1 to mixing which represented 72 % of the energy available. An efficiency factor of 0.20 for the penetrative convection energy, larger than values previously reported in the literature, was found to fit the measured loss of potential energy of stratification during the period.