title: [Cholera hospitals in Bergen].
abstract: As early as 1831 premises for a cholera hospital were discussed in Bergen, but no decision was taken. On the same day that Bergen was declared to be cholera-infected, i.e. December 18th, 1848, a Board of Health was appointed. The Board immediately established the city's first cholera hospital, the Christi Krybbe hospital. Two additional hospitals were later established in other parts of Bergen. The hospitals had a total of 200 beds for a population of 24,000. Bergen was therefore relatively well equipped with hospital beds for cholera patients. A number of other plans for cholera hospitals were discussed. The Board wanted the county to establish a cholera hospital outside Bergen, to avoid new infection being introduced into the city. However, no hospital other than the three mentioned above was taken into use.
authors: Avdeling for mikrobiologi og immunologi, Gades Institutt, Universitetet i Bergen.
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mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Koleralasaretter i Bergen.