San PabloSan Pablo established. In the mid to late 1920s it held at least 50 patients a year.[Leprosarium][Peru]
1925
Culion Leper ColonyMuir, E, 'Report on a visit to the leper Island of Culion and on the antileprosy work in the Philippine Islands - 23-2-1925'. From Ind. M. Gaz. , 1925:60 (6) 261. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Philippines]
1925
Hospital dos Lázaros"The conservation of the old Leper Hospital, situated in the center of Rio and modernized today, is a necessity for medical instruction and for research in experimental therapeutics of leprosy." (Araujo, H C S, 'The Leprosy Problem in Brazil'. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine , 1925:5 (3) 224)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1925
Indian Council of BELRA established January 27, 1925.[Organisation][India]
1925
MakogaiAdditional patients were transferred from Quail Island.[Leprosarium][Fiji]
1925
Culion Leper ColonyDouglas, A R J, 'A visit to Culion Leper Colony, Philippine Islands - I, II'. From Lancet , 1925:1, 143. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Philippines]
1925
Santo Ângelo"The care and treatment of the lepers of S. Paulo city is under the charge of "Santa Casa da Misericordia", Catholic Association, which maintains the old "Hospital do Guapira", today with about 400 patients, and is continuing the construction of the new leprosarium of Santo Angelo. Of this leprosarium four great pavillions and the administration building are completed and in a short time patients will be received." (Araujo, H C S. 'The Leprosy Problem in Brazil'. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine , 1925:5 (3) 224)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1925
On August 20, 1925, Mahatma Gandhi visited the Cuttack leprosy asylum.[People][India]
1925
Lazareto Barão de Manáos"There is a leper home, with 80 patients, situated in Manaos". Source: HCS Araujo. "The leprosy problem in Brazil", The American Journal of Tropical Medicine, 5.3 (1925): 221.[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1925
Culion Leper ColonyDouglas, A R J, Remarks on Culion Leper Colony. - Letter'. Rangoon, 25-2-1925. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Philippines]
1925
Lazarópolis do Prata91 entered, 35 left, 4 died, 374 remained. (Araujo, H C S. 'Contribuição á epidemiologia e prophylaxia da lepra no norte do Brasil'. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , 1933:27, 204)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1925
Frank Oldrieve visited India. The Indian Branch of BELRA was formed, and an appeal for funds was made by the Viceroy, Lord Reading. The Foundation of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association (BELRA) and its First Twenty-One Years Work by Sir Leonard Rogers, London: The British Leprosy Relief Association, 1943.[Organisation][India]
1925
KalaupapaAraujo, H C S, 'Prophylaxia e tratamento da lepra. - Carta de 18-10-1925 ao Dr. A A Damasceno Junior, director da Lazaropolis do Prata, Pará, Brasil. Medicamenta , 1925:4 (43) 18. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Hawaii]
1926
GuapiraAlmeida, R. 'Relatorio do director do Leprosario de Guapira'. S. Paulo, 1926. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1926
Frank Oldrieve visited West Africa. Branches were formed in Nigeria and the Gold Coast, and a whole-time doctor was appointed in each Colony as secretary and leprosy expert. Source: The Foundation of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association (BELRA) and its First Twenty-One Years of Work by Sir Leonard Rogers. London: British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, 1945: p 14.[Organisation][Africa]
1926
SuratEstablished. Source: Report on Leprosy and its Control in India by the Committee appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Health (1941). Government of India Press, New Dehli, 1942, p. 58.[Leprosarium][India]
1926
At the 6th Session of the Health Organisation, League of Nations: Health Committee: Sixth Session (Held from Monday, April 26th to Saturday May 1st, 1926, Professor Chagas, as the Vice President of the Health Committee, presented his report. He stressed that the danger of the international spread of leprosy should all the more be emphasized, because no international regime existed, there is no legal provision which allowed of, or directed measures for, preventing the importation of leprosy. In the discussion that followed Dr Raynaud spoke about the ineffectiveness of resolutions that usually came from congresses so that it was important for the committee to study the problem. Dr Jitta applied the problem, as elucidated by Professor Chagas to the Netherlands (where there was none) and its colonies (where it was widespread). There were also responses confirming interest and concern from Japan (Dr. Tsurumi, the representative of the Japanese Public Health Service), Portugal (Professor Ricardo Jorge), Britain (Sir George Buchanan), who pointed out the scale of the problem and advised that the already gathered experience of the Office International d’Hygiène Publique be consulted. Surgeon-General Cumming (Director General of the US Public Health Service, Washington) pointed put that there was already legislation in place governing the entrance of people into the US and Puerto Rico. He read a letter from the American Leprosy Mission requesting that the League of Nations do something for the relief of people suffering from leprosy. A procedure for action by Professor Chagas was outlined: that he would get in touch with experts in order to discover what points should be made the object of enquiries and which should be submitted to the Health Committee. He was to liaise between those at the Office International d’Hygiène Publique and experts on leprosy, acting as a centre for information. Then he was to submit a programme to the Health Committee. Chagas emphasised the need to find out how the disease was transmitted. Some concern was shown about compulsory notification of leprosy and compulsory isolation of those with the disease arguing that it worked against treatment. He stated that he did not want to have legislation for isolation in every country, but did want to encourage legislation that prevented the spread of the disease from country to country, especially via seaports. Chargas anticipated the appointment of a special Commission by the Health Committee, and the Committee requested that he investigate the issue and consult with experts. 1926 May 1 the 6th Session of the Health Organisation, League of Nations: Health Committee: Sixth Session (Held from Monday, April 26th to Saturday May 1st, 1926.[Organisation]
1926
Coast HospitalMolesworth, E H. 'The leprosy problem: The Coast Hospital Lazaret, New South Wales'. M J Australia , 1926:2 (12) 376. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Australia]
1926
Chinese Mission to Lepers founded. The organizing committee consisted of Dr Fong F Sec (Chairman), Mr W Yinson Lee (Secretary), Mr John C Lind (Treasurer), Dr E S Tyau, Dr Mary Stone, Mrs W S New, Mr Anson T Wong, Mr P K Chu, and Mr Percy Chu. Mr Tang Shao-yi was elected the Honorary President, and Mr W Yinson Lee was elected President. Source: Editorial, The Leper Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, 1 (1927): 1-4.[Other][China]
1926
Swatow Mission HospitalThe Swatow Leper Colony is located on a small island about four miles from the city. The colony is entirely supported by the municipal government to the amount of $600 a month. At the time of my visit there were forty-one lepers, of whom six were women and girls. Dr. Yih Tseng-gi, a Baptist physician, went to the colony once every week to give injections of chaulmoogra oil. Mr. Tsai Yong-yi, the director of the colony, was very courteous in inviting our party to tiffin at his simple residence, which is altogether too close to the main building. A demarcation line, over which no leper was allowed to step, was drawn. A heavy guard was placed to keep order and to prevent the lepers from escaping. Excepting the use of the chaulmoogra oil, the institution was poorly managed. As the delegation of the three men appointed by the whole body of lepers told me in their interview, they have not sufficient food to eat, and some of them have no beds on which to sleep, and no mosquito nets in summer. ... No religion was tolerated. There was no provision made in the way of recreation, work, or education, so these wretched men and women were kept absolutely idle. Consequently they were discontenteed, restless and would run away at the first chance they could get. Source: T C Wu (General Secretary of the Chinese Mission to Lepers), "A report of my trip to South China", The Leper Quarterly, 1 (1927): 13-28, at p. 14.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
Rev T C Wu, General Secretary of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, toured China, visting leprosy colonies, raising funds, and encouraging regional auxiliaries. He described this tour in "A report of my trip to South China", The Leper Quarterly , 1 (1927): 13-28.[Other][China]
1926
San Francisco de BorjaGuillén, M. 'Behandlung der Lepra'. Zentralbl. f. Haut- u. Geschlechtskr. , 1926:18 (11) 802. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Spain]
1926
Malta: 64 cases (Araujo, quoted in Rogers 22).[Epidemiology][Europe]
1926
Tai-Kam ColonyTai-kam Island is, as the crow flies, about one hundred miles from the Southern metropolis. It has become famous as a leper colony not only because of its wonderful and unique place and big plans that promise to make it a model leper colony in China, but also because it has a historical significance. The late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, admiring the sacrificial spirit and indefatigable efforts of Rev. and Mrs. John Lake in trying to help the poor lepers in the Sz Yap and the Canton Delta Districts, personally went to the island with the latter for $5,000 and gave it unconditionally to Mr. Lake for carrying on his noble work. In his general letter of introduction dated October 24, 1921, he said: "Rev. Lake of Canton, China, has for more than ten years been engaged in the amelioration of conditions among the lepers in Kwangtung Province, especially in the Sz Yap and the Canton Delta Districts. He has now received the recognition and aid of the Missions to Lepers and of the American Mission to Lepers, and has formulated comprehensive plans for the segregation and care of all the lepers in that vast and populous section. ... I have purchased and donated the small island of his own choice in Kwangtung province called 'Tai-kam'..." The author also observed that Rev Zee Ding-chong was the superintendent of the Tai-kam colony at this time. Source: T C Wu (General Secretary of the Chinese Mission to Lepers), "A report of my trip to South China", The Leper Quarterly, 1 (1927): 13-28, at pp. 15-17.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
Malaysia: the Leper Enactment Act required compulsory notification and isolation of leprosy patients. This led to the founding of the National Leprosy Control Centre (NLCC) in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. Source: P. Jayalakshmi, "Leprosy in Malaysia", Malays J Pathol., 16.1 (1994): 7-9.[Legislation][Malaysia]
1926
Lazarópolis do PrataDr Bernardo L Rutowitcz replaced Dr Amaro Damasceno Junior as director of the leprosarium. (Araujo, H C S. 'Contribuição á epidemiologia e prophylaxia da lepra no norte do Brasil'. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , 1933:27, 204)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1926
A Provincial Leprosy Committee for Bihar and Orissa was formed.[Other][India]
1926
Tai-Kam ColonyWe landed at the North Bay of Tai-kam Island, where we saw that the first unit of six permanent buildings was about half finished; two splendid piers were already completed; and two strongly built sailing boats of the colony lying in the harbour. .. .. there is nothing left to be desired for building up a sanitary, industrial, and self-supporting leper colony so far as the place is concerned. With proper talent and sufficient financial backing it can easily be made the Culion of China. But Tai-kam has its great handicap in that it is so far away from Canton and other cities and it is so difficult to get there on account of the activities of robbers and pirates that it seems as though it were inaccessible. Source: T C Wu (General Secretary of the Chinese Mission to Lepers), "A report of my trip to South China", The Leper Quarterly, 1 (1927): 13-28, at p. 18.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
National Sanatorium Tama Zensho-en (Zensei Hospital) 国立療養所多磨全生園Araujo, H C S, 'Correspondencia do Japão. O 6º Congresso de Medicina Tropical, realizado em Tokyo, de 11 a 13 de Outobro de 1925'. Brasil Med. , 1926:40 (3) 34. Source: Keffer, L, Índice Bibliográfico da Lepra :1.500-1.944, Vol II, I-P. Biblioteca do Departamento da Lepra do São Paulo, Brasil, 1946.[Leprosarium][Japan]
1926
Lazarópolis do Prata64 entered, 39 left, 20 died, 379 remained. (Araujo, H C S. 'Contribuição á epidemiologia e prophylaxia da lepra no norte do Brasil'. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , 1933:27, 204)[Leprosarium][Brazil]