Santa IsabelCoelho, J T. 'Relatorio dos serviços de clinica medica e de lepra de doentes do sexo feminino da Colonia Santa Isabel, durante o anno de 1934'. Rev. Med. Minas , 1938:5 (58) 41. 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]
1938
Lifting of the prohibition on marriage between those with leprosy and those unaffected[Other][Philippines]
1938
Cuttack Leper HospitalIn 1938, on October 1, the scheme for anti-leprosy work in Orissa was put into operation (Jayadev Sahu, "One Hundred Years of Leprosy Work in Orissa 1885-1984" Unpublished thesis, 1989: Appendix I)[Leprosarium][India]
1938
National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyo-en (Hokubu Hoyo-in) 国立療養所松丘保養園Oltmans, A, 'Leprosy institutions in Japan'. International Journal of Leprosy , 1938:6 (4) 567. 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]
1938
UzuakoliIn a report to the Leprosy Mission, Davey wrote: "The Uzuakoli Leper Colony, Nigeria, is a modern and efficient institution financed by the Native Administration with the cooperation of the methodist Missionary Society which is responsible for the religious and social welfare of the patients. There are now 1,100 of these living in the colony and during the last four years, probably 5,000 people have been refused admission."[Leprosarium][Nigeria]
1938
British Guiana (now Guyana) - Rose states “The disease affects roughly 2.27 per 1 000, or if cases of incipient leprosy be excluded, 1.5 per 1 000. It has shown a substantial decrease in the last 13 years, probably because of the anti-leprosy campaign launched in 1926.” F G Rose “Leprosy in British Guiana: An Experiment in Prophylaxis: Given at the Cairo Conference, 1938” IJL 6 (1938): 435 cited in World Wide Distribution and Prevalence of Leprosy: Supplement to the International Journal of Leprosy 12 (1944).[Epidemiology][South America]
1938
Santa IsabelSalomão, A. 'Relatório dos serviços de clinica medica e de lepra de doentes do sexo masculino da Colonia Santa Isabel, durante o anno de 1936'. Rev. Med. Minas , 1938:5 (58) 49. 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]
1938
In 1938 members of the Leonard Wood Memorial staff participated in the Ivth International Congress on Leprosy in Cairo, Egypt. More than 150 leprologists attended from 49 countries "Appendix 1 Important Dates and Events in the Scientific Program of the Leonard Wood Memorial" in Forty Years of Leprosy Research: History of the Leonard Wood Memorial (American Leprosy Foundation) 1928 to 1967 by Esmond R Long (Washington DC: Office of the Medical Director, Leonard Wood Memorial, 1967)[Organisation]
1938
Audaku, Saaremaa Island ( Ösel)Parmakson states that there were 33 people with leprosy here at this time. (P Parmakson, "Statistic Reports on Leprosy in Estonia", IJL 6 (1938):185-198)[Leprosarium][Estonia]
1938
National Sanatorium Hoshizuka Keiai-en 国立療養所星塚敬愛園Oltmans, A, 'Leprosy instutions in Japan'. International Journal of Leprosy , 1) 1938:6 (4) 567; 2) 1939:7 (4) 569. 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]
1938
Purulia, Chota NagporeA second, smaller (but still substantial) leprosarium was established at Purulia, run by a local body. 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]
1938
Wade states that in Surinam (was Dutch Guiana) there are three asylums with nearly 500 patients and an out-patient service for about 300 others. Special interest is taken in children of leprous patients. Since the population is only about 150 000 the actual prevalence is unusually high, about 5 per 1 000. H W Wade, “Editorial: South America and Leprosy” IJL 6 (1938): 553-60 cited in World Wide Distribution and Prevalence of Leprosy: Supplement to the International Journal of Leprosy 12 (1944).[Epidemiology][South America]
1938
Aimorés (Aymorés)Domingues, M. 'Bilhetes paulistas: Pavilhão para os ferroviarios no Aymorés'. From A Tribuna , Santos, 12-4-1938. 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]
1938
BELRA’s Medical Secretary, Dr. E. Muir, toured the Protectorate, and on his advice advanced cases were separated from early ones. BELRA supplied a Toc H lay worker, Mr. Lambert, who proved very useful (Anti-Leprosy Measures in the Uganda Protectorate, 1824-51) in “Leprosy Incidence and Control in East Africa, 1924-1952 and the Outlook” by Leonard Rogers, Leprosy Review 25.1 (1954): 41-59[Epidemiology, Organisation, People][Africa, Uganda]
1938
MuuliThere were 14 people at Muuli n 1938. (P Parmakson, "Statistic Reports on Leprosy in Estonia", IJL 6 (1938):185-198)[Leprosarium][Estonia]
1938
National Sanatorium Kuryu Rakusen-en 国立療養所栗生楽泉園Oltmans, A, 'Leprosy institutions in Japan'. International Journal of Leprosy , 1938:6 (4) 567. 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]
1938
Alalnarth (Alarnath)Established. 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. 59.[Leprosarium][India]
1938
Paraguay - Wade states there to be a probable total of 2 000 or more cases. H W Wade, “Editorial: South America and Leprosy” IJL 6 (1938): 553-60 cited in World Wide Distribution and Prevalence of Leprosy: Supplement to the International Journal of Leprosy 12 (1944)[Epidemiology][South America]
1938
Aimorés (Aymorés)Oliveira, L. 'Asilo-Colonia "Aimorés".' From Correio da Noroeste , Baurú, 18-9-1938. 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]
TarvastuThere were 56 people here in 1938 (P Parmakson, "Statistic Reports on Leprosy in Estonia", IJL 6 (1938):185-198)[Leprosarium][Estonia]
1938
National Sanatorium Nagashima Aisei-en 国立療養所長島愛生園Oltmans, A, 'Leprosy institutions in Japan'. International Journal of Leprosy , 1938:6 (4) 567. 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]
1938
Hospital Colónia Rovisco PaisBy Decree-law nº 29.122/38, the Leprosaria Rovisco Pais was created and the commissions for the elaboration of the program and building of which the physician-surgeon Prof. Bissaya Barreto and Architect Carlos Ramos. Pelo Decreto-lei nº 29.122 /38 foi criada a Leprosaria Rovisco Pais e nomeadas as comissões de elaboração do programa e de obras das quais faziam parte o médico-cirurgião Prof. Bissaya Barreto e o Arquiteto Carlos Ramos.[Legislation, Leprosarium][Portugal]
1938
Sorel states that the leprosarium on the islet of Désirade is shared by Guadelope and Martinique. There were 44 patients segregated there in 1937. F P J “Prophylaxie de la Lèpre dans les colonies Française.” Bull. Office Internat. D’Hyg. Pub. (suppl to no 6), pt 1, 30, 1-21 cited in World Wide Distribution and Prevalence of Leprosy: Supplement to the International Journal of Leprosy 12 (1944).[Other][West Indies]
1938
Aimorés (Aymorés)Camargo, O V. 'A lepra no Estado de São Paulo - Os leprosarios - O Aymorés'. From Correio de Botucatú , 6-11-1938. 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]
1938
National Sanatorium Nagashima Aisei-en 国立療養所長島愛生園Dr Masako Ogawa MO in Kojima no Haru ( The Spring of a Small Island ) describes "leprosy free" round up - "a literary depiction of the scale in which the forcible round-up of suspected patints was conducted jointly by physicians and police officers. These suspected patients were subjected to forced examinations." (Ohtani 63)[Leprosarium][Japan]
1938
KuudaIn 1938, there were 55 people housed at the leprosarium (P Parmakson, "Statistic Reports on Leprosy in Estonia", IJL 6 (1938):185-198)[Leprosarium][Northern Estonia]
1938
National Sanatorium Tama Zensho-en (Zensei Hospital) 国立療養所多磨全生園Oltmans, A, 'Leprosy institutions in Japan', International Journal of Leprosy , 1938:6 (4) 567. 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]
1938
On June 28,1938, Dr R C Rath was appointed as the First Provincial Leprosy Relief Officer of Orissa followed by the appointment of six DLOs.[People][India]
1938
Padre BentoOnde a sciencia se humaniza - Surprehendendo flagrantes expressivos da vida do Sanatorio "Padre Bento", em Gopouva'. From Diario da Noite , S. Paulo, 23-9-1938. 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]