title: [Which tasks for countryside physicians in 19th century France? To heal, to educate, to civilise the people. A country physician's report from the French Department of the Haut-Rhin in 1849].
abstract: This article presents a country physician's report from the French Department of the Haut-Rhin written for its Salubrity council in 1849. Though very simple in shape and content, this medical topography provides information which is rare in regard to its precision, its quality and its extent. It is striking how these physicians considered their task of healing people and organising sanitary prevention as a mission of civilisation.
authors.affiliation: anne.marcovich@free.fr
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcovich
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D012423:Rural Health / Q000266:history*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000266:history*