Archivo Histórico y Periodístico de Bogotá

Higiene pública

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The image contains a news article about the importance of sanitary measures as a government responsibility. It compares the situation in Bogotá with European cities, noting that the mortality rate in the Colombian capital is significantly higher due to the lack of strict hygiene regulations. Examples of sanitary legislation in Germany, England, and Switzerland are mentioned, and it highlights how some Spanish-American republics adopted preventive measures against smallpox. The text urges the Central Board of Hygiene to take urgent action to prevent the spread of the disease in the city. This article was published in El Correo Nacional on July 31, 1897.

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