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- Title
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF DISEASES AND SANITARY PRACTICES IN THE CALIFORNIAS DURING THE 19TH CENTURY.
- Authors
Fierros Hernández, Arturo
- Abstract
This text examines the topic of diseases in the Californias in the 19th century; specifically, the introduction of sanitary practices as one cultural expression of the modern discourse elaborated to combat illnesses. The first section reviews the fundamental components of our analysis; that is, the key factors in the emergence of diseases, including geography and society, as well as their trajectories of development. The second part contextualizes the measures implemented by different governments in the 19th century to confront diseases at the macro and micro levels. Finally, the essay analyzes the period known in historiography as the Porfiriato, which was characterized, in part, by the application of programs on the Peninsula of California designed to foster the development of public hygiene as a means of preventing and combatting diseases.
- Subjects
HYGIENE -- History; PREVENTIVE medicine; HISTORY of diseases; 19TH century medical history; HISTORY of public health; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Relaciones: Estudios de Historia y Sociedad, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 146, p336
- ISSN
0185-3929
- Publication type
Article