Hygiene and health in the province of Ñuble: cholera epidemic in the city of Chillán(1880-1900)

• Main Authors: Marcos Parada Ulloa (Author), Juan Guillermo Estay Sepúlveda (Author), Germán Moreno Leyva (Author), Alex Véliz Burgos (Author), Juan Mansilla Sepúlveda (Author), Alessandro Monteverde Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the cholera epidemic in the city of Chillán, Chile, which allows assessing the city's hygiene and urban health practices carried out by the authorities in the period 1880-1900. This epidemic was an important case, which mainly affected the popular sector...