title: [The state of hygiene and health care in Wilno at the end of the XIXth and at the beginning of the XXth century as described in the letters of doctor Wladyslaw Zahorski].
abstract: The letters of dr Wladyslaw Zahorski from Wilno published in "Nowiny Lekarskie" in the years 1899-1914 are a source of information on the condition of health and the level of health care of the Wilno population at the end of the XIXth and at the beginning of the XXth century. The sanitary condition of the city was very bad. Infectious diseases killed people in the thousands. Many superstitions and prejudices were being spread especially during an epidemic. Wilno did not have well equipped and organized hospitals. Apart from state hospitals, there were private small hospitals which had better conditions for treating people. Poor people were given some medical aid free. A fight against social ignorance, infectious diseases and to improve sanitary condition of the city was conducted by Wilno Medical Society.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kempa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabat
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000266:history*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000266:history*; D006304:Health Status; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history*; D012499:Sanitation / Q000266:history*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Stan Higieny I lecznictwa w Wilnie na przelomie XIX I XX wieku w swietle listow doktora Wladyslawa Zahorskiego.