The "Gram Sangathana Kendra Leprosy Clinic" at Chowdwar was established by Sri Laxmi Narayan Sahu.[People][India]
1926
TungkunT C Wu, Rev John Lake and Rev Zee Ding-chong visited the asylum, accompanied by the new director of the asylum, Rev Fr Diehl. Mr Wu gave the following account: 'The Tungkun Leper Asylum is under the control of the Rhenish Mission which, as the Roman Catholic Mission [running the leprosy asylum at Sheklung ], is also getting the support from the Canton government to the amount of $500 a month. There were approximately three hundred lepers, both male and female, in that asylum. It is being run on a much smaller scale than Sheklung, and it is not so well developed as the other. The chaulmoogra oil treatment was also denied to the lepers for the same reason that Father Deswazieres gave. [i.e. "no money"]. In addition to this great disappointment we saw several perfectly normal boys and girls living together with their leprous parents in wards full of abominable air and terrible human beings. It did not seem to us to be right. We realize the difficulty in separating the children from their leprous parents, but in order to save young lives we have to be rigid in this matter. We earnestly hope that the authorities of the Tungkun Asylum will see this point and remedy the situation.' 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. 21.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
Hospital dos LázarosO Hospital dos Lazaros é um estabelecimento modelar.- Na Capital da Republica não temos outro tão bem organizado e conservado - O Diario de Medicina visita esse hospital da Irmandade da Candelaria que, não obstante ser de especialidade e o menos conhecido, é o melhor do Rio'. From Diario Med. , 13-2-1926. 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
São Roque20 October - Inauguration. Director - Luiz Medeiros. (Araujo, H C S. 'A lepra e as organizações anti-leprosas do Brasil em 1936'. Mem. Inst. Osw. Cruz , 1937:32 (1) 150)[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1926
Frank Oldrieve visited the West Indies and British Guiana. Several local branches of BELRA were formed, but with little practical result owing to lack of funds. The Foundation of the British Empire Lprosy 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][British Guiana, West Indies]
1926
Tai-Kam Colony8 stone buildings and one 3,000 ft long stone dike were completed. Source: Wang Eu-Kam, "Dr Wu Ting-Fang and the Tai-Kam leper colony", The Leper Quarterly , 2 (1927): 22-25, at p. 25.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
Lazarópolis do PrataRangel, M. 'A prophylaxia da lepra no Brasil - O Lazaropolis do Prata no Pará'. From Rev. Med. Cir. Brasil , 1926:34 (11) 442. 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
Tocunduba258 patients in total at end of year: sixty-four admitted; ten dismissed; sixty-one died. (Araujo, H C S. 'Contribuição á epidemiologia e prophylaxia da lepra no norte do Brasil'. Mem. Inst. Osw. Cruz , 1933:27 (3))[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1926
Seventy-six people were confined in the lazaret on Peel Island, Queensland, and seventeen new cases with leprosy were identified in the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Public Health to 30th June, 1926 , (Brisbane: Anthony James Cumming, Government Printer, William Street).[Epidemiology][Australasia]
1926
Pakhoi CMS Leper AsylumPakhoi C.M.S. Leper Hospital Statistics for 1926. Number of patients in hospital January 1, 1926: 107 Number of patients admitted during 1926: 3 Number of patients discharged: 6 Number of patients died: 3 Number of patients in hospital January 1, 1927: 101 (59 male, 42 female) Total number of injections given: 6793 (4443 to men, 2359 to women) Number of out-patients for injections: 10 Number of injections given to out-patients: 159 Number of out-patients after treatment: 39 Total number of out-patients' visits: 198 Number of baptisms during 1926: 17 Number of lepers in hospital already baptised: 87. Source: J. A. Lee, "The latest news about the Pakhoi leper hospital", The Leper Quarterly , 2 (1927): 29-32, at p. 32.[Leprosarium][China]
1926
Santo ÂngeloSoares, J C M. 'Prophylaxia da lepra. Leprosario de Santo Angelo.- Conferencia realisada na Sociedade de Medicina e Cirurgia de S. Paulo, em 1-2-1926'. S. Paulo, 1926, 15. 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
São Francisco de AssisThree patients admitted.[Leprosarium][Brazil]
1926
"… at Culion in the Philippines, H W Wade and C B Lara reported 6,000 cases treated in 1921 to November 1926, with 629 recoveries, which with discharges to the end of 1926, would reach over 800. As the result of this unique experience, they concluded that the modern treatment is decidedly superior to the older ones, especially in early cases, and they continued: 'Though they are admittedly much less effective on well-established, advanced cases, the results obtained in the Philippine Islands during the last few years show that a not inconsiderable proportion of such cases (probably 15 to 20 per cent) can be apparently cured if treated intensively, under proper conditions.'" "Recent Advance in the Treatment of Leprosy and its Bearing on Prophylaxis" The Practitioner (April 1928)[Epidemiology, People, Treatment][Philippines]
1926
Santo ÂngeloSouza, G H P. 'Exposição de motivos sobre o problema da prophylaxia da lepra no Estado de São Paulo.- Annexo do officio n. 682, de 26 de Dezembro de 1925, da directoria geral do Serviço Sanitario, dirigido a S. Excia. o Sr. Dr. José Manoel Lobo, Secretario de Estado dos Negocios do Interior de São Paulo'. Monograph. 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
JesushilfeSister Elizabeth Müller left the hospital in 1923, after 33 years of faithful service. In 1924, the Danish nurse, Oggeline Noergaard, was appointed. Dr. Canaan continued to be the doctor in charge. In addition Dr. Shelly, ophthalmologist, worked in the hospital. According to Graibsky, in November 1926, there were 35 Moslem and 15 Christian patients. Five Sisters of Mercy worked there "under the supervision of the Brothers of Mercy of Herrnhut, which is in Silesia." Nissim Levy, History of Medicine in the Holy Land : 1799-1948 (Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House & the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1998), translation by Professor Mark N. Lowenthal.[Leprosarium][Palestine]
1926
Nauru: In his report for 1926 [on the situation in Nauru], it was possible for the Medical officer to record that "results have, on the whole, been satisfactory. Eighteen cases required segregation during the year. Discharges from the Leper Station numbered 35." Source: C J Austin, Leprosy on the Island of Nauru , Noumea, South Pacific Commission, April 1952, p 2.[Epidemiology][Nauru, Pacific Islands]
1926
Santo ÂngeloPenna, B. 'O problema da lepra: X.- Em São Paulo - O autor affirma não haver nenhum inconveniente na installação do Leprosário de Sto. Angelo'. From O Correio da Manhã , Rio de Janeiro, 23-2-1926. 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
Pulau JerejakDr H C de Souza Araujo noted that the population had arisen to 700. A Joshua-Raghavar, Leprosy in Malaysia: Past, Present and Future,( A Joshua-Raghavar: Sungai Buluh, West Malaysia, 1983): 40[Leprosarium][Malaysia]
1926
Kenya: By 1926, no site had been found for the proposed new settlement on the coast of Kenya, and the seetlements at Malindi and Lamo were considered unsatisfactory. Source: Leonard Rogers, "Leprosy Incidence and Control in East Africa, 1924-1952 and the Outlook" Leprosy Review 25.1 (1954): 41-59.[Epidemiology, People, Treatment][Africa, Kenya]
1926
Santo ÂngeloAlmeida, R. 'A lepra. Um ou muitos leprosarios? Santo Angelo'. From O Estado de São Paulo , Dezembro de 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
Distribution of Hydnocarpus wightiana seed to colonies and H anthelmintica from Siam. Seeds were to be obtained from H Olesen, Siam Industries, Bankok, Siam. Source: "Tai Foong Chee Treatment", Leprosy Notes , 2 (1928): 12-13.[Treatment]
1926
Almora TLM Hospital and HomeIt was managed by the Methodist Episcopalian Church from 1926. Source: League of Nations Archive: File 29098.[Leprosarium][India]
1926
In 1926, in his preliminary report to the Health Committee of the League of Nations, Professor Chagas described leprosy as a medical and social issue requiring the cooperation of “all civilized countries”. He suggested that from all the approaches against the disease, there needed to be a selection of the most effective and then a formulation of a coherent approach, as a guide to countries where the disease exists.He stated that this was a matter for “international solidarity” for two reasons: one because the colonies look to “the mother country for help and protection”; and two because of the danger of the disease spreading. He emphasized that this was a matter of international responsibility, not only because there was much to known of the disease, but also because the disease was “threatening to invade other countries, as yet uninfected.” Africa, Asia and America were affected, and leprosy not only caused the deterioration of the individual, but also caused “grave economic problems”. Chagas went on to stress the “duty of international solidarity” that devolved upon the European nations because of the ease of communication between the colonies and the “home countries”. There were “natives” who came to the home country for treatment as well as the “nationals who returned infected”, in addition to those who went to “the great scientific centers” in the hope of a cure. This then created a danger of bringing infection to new centers, creating new foci. This then called for international health regulations capable of preventing the spread of leprosy. He cited three international conferences sponsored by the German, Norwegian, and French national governments, respectively, that had shown the exceptional interest in leprosy: the Berlin Conference, the Bergen one and the Strasbourg conference, in addition to the first American conference on leprosy held in Brazil in 1922. In addition, the French Academy of Medicine were taking measures to control the disease. Apparently a “native” case of leprosy had been reported in Paris. He then cited statistics for leprosy in the colonies of all the European countries, beginning with the French colonies. This included the statistics for the British Colonies, China, Japan, Indo China, Egypt, and the New World and Oceania. Then he also discussed leprosy in European sites of concentration, including the Maritime Alps in France, Sweden, Lithuania, and Estonia, the Baltic provinces, Spain, Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Roumania, Turkey, Greece, Crete, and Paris. Finally, he set out a plan of action for the Health Committee that included the dissemination of knowledge, investigation into treatment, research into the transmission of infection, the exchange of specialists and the development of leprosy research centers, promotion of an international leprosy review, and promotion of international legislation so as to stop the disease from being transmitted from one center to another. He concluded that the Health Committee set up a special commission to study the problem of leprosy in all its aspects.(Chagas, C. Rapport préliminaire sur le probleme de la lèper , présénte par le prof. [C]C [1926], C.252 M 96 1926 p. 95-7 also CH 466 Vol No 299)[Legislation, Organisation]
KangpokpiAmerican Baptist Mission under charge of Dr Crozier (Cochrane)[Leprosarium][India]
1927
Sudan: In his report "The British Empire Leprosy Relief Association: Statement Concerning Leprosy Work in British Colonies in Africa, with Special Reference to the Possibilities of the Situation from the Missionary Standpoint" to BELRA, Frank Oldrieve estimated that in a population of approximately 6,170,000 in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, there were 6,000 leprosy affected, and out of those, approximately 200 were being treated. The number of workers actually treating leprosy were four. The missionary societies working there were the CMS (in charge of Omdurman and with a treatment centre at Lui, in Southern Sudan, under Dr Fraser); the Sudan United Mission (at Melut on the Nile, under Dr Trudinger); and the American Mission (at Nasser).[Epidemiology, Organisation, People][Africa, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt]
1927
Kuala Lumpur Government Leper ColonyThere were 620 patients in the colony, situated on 16 acres of land. About 500 of the patients were Chinese: the rest were Indians and Malays. Most lived in "big airy wards", but some had built their own houses. Medical treatment was compulsory: 545 were receiving oral medication, and around 70 receiving injections. Staff there had recently begun to cultivate chaulmoogra trees, with some success. Source: Jonas A. Lee, "Chaulmoogra Tree Planting in the Kuala Lumpur Leper Colony", The Leper Quarterly, 3 (1927) : 24-5.[Leprosarium][Malaysia]
1927
PalampurAided by TLM (Cochrane)[Leprosarium][India]
1927
OmdurmanIn his 1927 report, Frank Oldrieve recommended that the existing Leper Hospital at Omdurman be enlarged so that "in part of it accommodation may be provided for the pauper and homeless lepers of Northern and Central Sudan and that part of it be used as a hospital for cases of leprosy under constant medical treatment." Cited in Robert Cochrane, Leprosy in Europe, The Middle and Near East and Africa (London: World Dominion Press, 1928)[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]
1927
Lady Willingdon SettlementAided by TLM, government leprosy hospital (Cochrane)[Leprosarium][India]