[Regulations in the struggle against the plague. Geneva facing the Great Plague of Marseille (1720-1723)].
In 1721, when Geneva is threatened by a terrible epidemic devastating the south of France, the physician Jean-Jaques Manget states that "The Magistrates must establish a good Policy in time of plague"; and asks himself how it is possible to carry on "without good Regulations?". The State Archives of Geneva hold a draft consisting of 72 articles concerning health policy meant to be applied in case of plague. This is a remarkable document that enables an overview of the city's organisation in times of plague; it also allows to analyse some of the medical and sanitary theories this organisation is based on.
Wenger
Alexandre
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Institut universitaire romand d'histoire de la médecine et de la santé, CMU-Case postale, CH-1211 Genève 4. wenger3@etu.unige.ch
D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology*; D033161:Government Regulation / Q000266:history*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D006663:Historiography; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000266:history; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology