Review article
https://doi.org/10.31952/amha.21.2.7
HEALTH CARE IN SLAVONIAN PROVINCE DURING THE 19th CENTURY
Slavko Čandrlić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-2009
; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera , Osijek, Hrvatska.
Danijel Šabanović
; Zavod za hitnu medicinu Osječko-baranjske županije, Osijek, Hrvatska
Karlo Mahaček
; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera , Osijek, Hrvatska.
Dubravka Holik
orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-8029
; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera , Osijek, Hrvatska.
Maja Miškulin
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera, Osijek, Hrvatska.
Miodrag Beneš
; Zavod za javno zdravstvo Sv. Rok, Virovitičko - podravske županije, Virovitica, Hrvatska.
Ivan Miškulin
orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-7157
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera, Osijek, Hrvatska.
Ivan Včev
; Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera, Osijek, Hrvatska.
Davor Lešić
; Fizio Educa
Marija Čandrlić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-7157
; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera , Osijek, Hrvatska.
Abstract
Due to its proximity to the Ottoman Empire, Slavonia was constantly exposed to the threat of invasion by numerous infectious and non-infectious diseases. An additional aggravating circumstance was the poor living and hygienic conditions in Slavonia, poverty, droughts, and floods. After the withdrawal of the Ottomans at the end of the 17th century, medical care was provided only by a few barbers and ‘ranarniks’ (i.e., feldshers) who remained in the Slavonian province. Due to the poor medical care, in 1770, the Empress and Queen Maria Theresa issued the General Health Law, which applied to the entire Habsburg Monarchy, including Slavonia. Among other things, it provided for the introduction of formal training for health personnel, ultimately leading to a better quality medical workforce. At the same time, charlatans were increasingly prohibited from working. The shortage of trained physicians, dentists, midwives, pharmacists, and veterinarians was addressed through various measures to promote their education and training. After obtaining their diplomas, these professionals were employed in hospitals, old people’s homes, nursing homes, homes for people with disabilities, and other healthcare institutions where the inhabitants of the Slavonian province received medical care.
Keywords
Slavonia; health care; 19th century; health professionals; health care institution
Hrčak ID:
313725
URI
Publication date:
31.1.2024.
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