Estado Sanitário em Cantão
This 1895 Portuguese consular correspondence from Canton (Guangdong Province, China) comprises a series of official dispatches addressed to the Minister and Secretary of State for the Kingdom in Lisbon, transmitted via the Consulate of Portugal in Canton. The documents, dated between 4 April and 30...
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| Format: | Documents |
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Abril, 1895
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| Subjects: |
American and British Involvement
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Canton Bubonic Plague Outbreak
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Colonial Medical Reporting
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Communication Challenges
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Consular Officials Cunha Santos
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Diplomatic Archives
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Dr. Lovsson
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Eastern Riverbanks
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Epidemiology 1895
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Foreign Consuls Coordination
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Guangdong Province
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Historical Plague Documentation
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Imperial Reports
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Lisbon Ministry Dispatches
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Local Authority Cooperation
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Official Dispatches
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Pali-Hoi
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Portuguese Consular Correspondence
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Portuguese Consulate in Canton
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Primary Source Document
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Public Health Response
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Sanitary Surveillance
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Sino-Portuguese Relations
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Transregional Coordination
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Tung-kim
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/QHFCWH2Z/viewer_QHFCWH2Z.html |
| Summary: | This 1895 Portuguese consular correspondence from Canton (Guangdong Province, China) comprises a series of official dispatches addressed to the Minister and Secretary of State for the Kingdom in Lisbon, transmitted via the Consulate of Portugal in Canton. The documents, dated between 4 April and 30 April 1895, with an additional report transmitted on 10 June 1895, concern the outbreak of bubonic plague in the province of Canton during that year. Authored primarily by Portuguese consular officials including W. L. R., M. F. K., and C. de Cunha Santos, the dispatches detail observations on the spread of the disease within Canton city and surrounding settlements along the eastern riverbanks, including Tung-kim and Pali-Hoi. Reports indicate isolated and fatal cases occurring within hours, with growing evidence of an epidemic pattern similar to previous years. The texts note limited cooperation from local authorities in controlling the outbreak and highlight communication challenges due to imprecise geographical reporting in local media. Reference is made to diplomatic coordination among foreign consuls, including American and British representatives, and notifications sent to the Governor of Macau for preventive measures. The final document includes the transmission of Dr. Lovsson’s epidemiological report on the prior year’s plague outbreak in Hong Kong, regarded as the most comprehensive study available. These records provide primary source material on colonial health diplomacy, imperial sanitary surveillance, and the transregional response to infectious disease in late nineteenth-century South China. |
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