Medical Practitioners in the Croatian Lands under the Habsburg Rule during the 18th Century: Towards the State-Employed Experts
Medical Practitioners in the Croatian Lands under the Habsburg Rule during the 18th Century: Towards the State-Employed Experts

Summary/Abstract: In the 18th century, especially during its latter half, public health issues became a primary concern for the government. With the establishment of a stable border between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire and the intensive organisation of the public health system within the 0RQDUFK\·VFHQWUHV VXEVWDQWLDODWWHQWLRQZDVGHYRWHGWRWKHHGXFDWLRQDQGHPSOR\PHQWRIPHGLFDO professionals in local administration. From 1770, when the first regulation for public medical service standards was issued, until the 1780s, state-employed medical professionals were present in every city, county, and regiment. Their education and employment were regulated by the state, effectively making them public servants. This paper examines the secularization in providing healthcare in the peripheral, generally more tradition-oriented societies of the Habsburg Monarchy, using the example of the Croatian lands. The research draws on sources kept in the Croatian, Hungarian and Austrian archives, including provisions of central and local administration, reports of medical experts and correspondence.

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