title: [The physical and health status of runaway slaves announced in Jornal do Commercio (RJ) in 1850].
abstract: The article examines the state of health of a population of runaway slaves, based on announcements published in Rio de Janeiro's Jornal do Commercio in 1850. Two strategies were used. The first entailed analysis of the slaves' physical characteristics, as described by their masters. Taking into account the slave's health, the second step was to describe his or her physical problems as viewed by the era's medical or folk knowledge. This evidence can be traced to procedures found in the slave system, which sought to maximize use of captives.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em História/Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. marciaamantino@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Márcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amantino
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006304:Health Status; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012419:Runaway Behavior / Q000266:history; D012940:Social Problems / Q000266:history*