The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919
Objective: In this paper, through primary sources, we intend to clarify and specify the role and actions taken by the government against the flu pandemic of 1918 in Bogotá. Materials and methods: Primary Sources: Newspapers of the time in Bogota and Colombia, offi...
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| author | Martínez Martín, Abel Fernando Meléndez Álvarez, Bernando Francisco Manrique Corredor, Edwar Javier |
| author_facet | Martínez Martín, Abel Fernando Meléndez Álvarez, Bernando Francisco Manrique Corredor, Edwar Javier |
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| description | Objective: In this paper, through primary sources, we intend to clarify and specify the role and actions taken by the government against the flu pandemic of 1918 in Bogotá. Materials and methods: Primary Sources: Newspapers of the time in Bogota and Colombia, official reports of the Central Board of Hygiene, official reports of the Board of Relief and medical thesis, National University of Colombia. Also, secondary sources on the topic were reviewed. Conclusion: The Public Hygiene, headed by State, proved unable to deal with the pandemic. The Relief Board was the only institution that took effective action. This institution of private character was created by the notables of the capital. The Board of Relief is remembered and praised by the print media, in contrast, the Central Board of Hygiene was represented as victim in the cartoons and was heavily criticized for their limited participation in the pandemic flu. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-115922023-11-27T16:40:30Z The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 La junta central de higiene de Colombia, otra de las víctimas de la pandemia de gripa de 1918-1919 Le comité central d’hygiène de Colombie: une autre victime de la pandémie de grippe de 1918-1919 Martínez Martín, Abel Fernando Meléndez Álvarez, Bernando Francisco Manrique Corredor, Edwar Javier flu 1918 pandemic Bogotá Board Relief Central Board of Hygiene gripa 1918 pandemia Bogotá Junta de Socorros Junta Central de Higiene grippe de 1918 pandémie Bogotá Comité de Secours Comité Central d’hygiène Objective: In this paper, through primary sources, we intend to clarify and specify the role and actions taken by the government against the flu pandemic of 1918 in Bogotá. Materials and methods: Primary Sources: Newspapers of the time in Bogota and Colombia, official reports of the Central Board of Hygiene, official reports of the Board of Relief and medical thesis, National University of Colombia. Also, secondary sources on the topic were reviewed. Conclusion: The Public Hygiene, headed by State, proved unable to deal with the pandemic. The Relief Board was the only institution that took effective action. This institution of private character was created by the notables of the capital. The Board of Relief is remembered and praised by the print media, in contrast, the Central Board of Hygiene was represented as victim in the cartoons and was heavily criticized for their limited participation in the pandemic flu. Objetivo: El presente artículo, a través de las fuentes primarias, busca establecer el papel del Estado y las medidas tomadas ante la aparición de la pandemia de gripa de 1918 en Bogotá. Materiales y métodos: Se consultaron como fuentes primarias los periódicos que circulaban en Bogotá y Colombia durante 1918, los informes oficiales de la Junta Central de Higiene y de la Junta de Socorros y las tesis de medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, además de hacer una revisión de las fuentes secundarias sobre el tema. Conclusión: La Higiene Pública, en manos del Estado, se mostró incapaz de hacer frente a la pandemia, siendo la Junta de Socorros, un organismo privado constituido por los notables de la capital, la única institución que realizó acciones efectivas con los afectados. Esta institución aparece recordada y alabada porlos medios escritos, en contraposición a la Dirección Nacional y Municipal de Higiene, que fueron fuertemente criticadas por su escasa intervención ante la pandemia y representadas como víctimas en las caricaturas. Objectif: Cet article vise à établir le rôle de l’État colombien et les mesures qu’il a adopté face à la pandémie de grippe de 1918 à Bogotá. Sources et méthodes: Outre les sources secondaires sur le sujet, on a consulté des sources primaires tels que les journaux qui circulaient et à Bogotá et en Colombie pendant 1918, les rapports officiaux du Comité Central d’hygiène et du Comité de Secours, ainsi que les thèses de médicine soutenues à l’Université Nationale de Colombie. Conclusion: Étant donné que l’hygiène publique contrôlée par l’État colombien s’est avérée inefficace pour faire face à la pandémie, c’est une institution privée, le Comité de Secours, constitué par les nobles de la capitale, la seule entité ayant été réalisée des actions effectives au bénéfice des malades. D’où que cette institution soit si souvent mise en valeur dans les documents écrits de l’époque, contrairement à ce qui arrive avec la Direction Nationale et Municipale d’hygiène, très sévèrement critiquées par son intervention quasiment nulle devant la pandémie et de ce fait représentées comme étant elles-mêmes des victimes de la maladie. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020-09-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11592 10.19053/20275137.nespecial.2020.11592 Historia Y Memoria; No. especial (2020): Special issue. The historiographical experience; 349-387 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. especial (2020): Edición Especial. La experiencia historiográfica; 349-387 Historia Y Memoria; No especial (2020): L’expérience historiographique; 349-387 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.nespecial.2020 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11592/9652 Derechos de autor 2020 Historia Y MEMORIA |
| spellingShingle | flu 1918 pandemic Bogotá Board Relief Central Board of Hygiene gripa 1918 pandemia Bogotá Junta de Socorros Junta Central de Higiene grippe de 1918 pandémie Bogotá Comité de Secours Comité Central d’hygiène Martínez Martín, Abel Fernando Meléndez Álvarez, Bernando Francisco Manrique Corredor, Edwar Javier The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title | The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title_alt | La junta central de higiene de Colombia, otra de las víctimas de la pandemia de gripa de 1918-1919 Le comité central d’hygiène de Colombie: une autre victime de la pandémie de grippe de 1918-1919 |
| title_full | The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title_fullStr | The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title_short | The Colombian central board of hygiene, another victim of pandemic flu 1918-1919 |
| title_sort | colombian central board of hygiene another victim of pandemic flu 1918 1919 |
| topic | flu 1918 pandemic Bogotá Board Relief Central Board of Hygiene gripa 1918 pandemia Bogotá Junta de Socorros Junta Central de Higiene grippe de 1918 pandémie Bogotá Comité de Secours Comité Central d’hygiène |
| topic_facet | flu 1918 pandemic Bogotá Board Relief Central Board of Hygiene gripa 1918 pandemia Bogotá Junta de Socorros Junta Central de Higiene grippe de 1918 pandémie Bogotá Comité de Secours Comité Central d’hygiène |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11592 |
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