Original scientific paper
Improvement of Health Care for the Poor in Split (Southern Croatia) during the First Half of the 19th Century
Livia Brisky
Tibor Brisky
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the health care available for the poor citizens of Split during the first half of
the 19th century. Soon after being constructed in 1797, the Civic Hospital in Split founded by the Ergovac brothers for the
needs of the poor was transformed into a military hospital. Consequently, caring for this social stratum was taken over by
two inadequate shelters and later by a small civic hospital situated in the Split suburb of Dobri. The year of the application
of Petar Ergovac to the supreme ruler for the transformation of the hospital building established by his family from a
military to a civil institution was found, as well as the correct data regarding its return to initial idea in 1821. On the basis
of the archival documents kept in the Archaeological Museum in Split and in the State Archives in Zadar, the work
organization of the Civic Hospital in Split and the first stage of its change from a charitable to a public health hospital
institution were presented. This study revealed the aspiration of the authorities in the first half of the 19th century to improve
the health system of the city of Split.
Keywords
history of medicine; public health; history of hospitals; Civic Hospital in Split; 19th century; Split; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
75619
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2011.
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