Occurrence and fighting of infectious diseases in the Polish territories in 1807 Cover Image

Występowanie i zwalczanie chorób zakaźnych na ziemiach polskich w 1807 roku
Occurrence and fighting of infectious diseases in the Polish territories in 1807

Author(s): Tadeusz Srogosz, Olga Gajdaj
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: infectious diseases;occurrence and combating; Polish territories; 1807

Summary/Abstract: In 1807, the greatest health threats to soldiers and civilians resulted from the conducted war. That is why we notice increased incidence and mortality in the base of the fighting French and Polish armies in Pomerania. However, these were not threats on the scale seen before when dealing with plague outbreaks, and later, during cholera epidemics. Health threats mobilized the authorities and the medical community to act. The ordinances issued at that time and the organizational efforts undertaken were directed at both immediate disease control and prevention, as well as creating the foundations for future sanitary and health relations.

  • Issue Year: 20/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 321-341
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish