International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

  • International Leprosy Association -
    History of Leprosy

    Dr Gerhard Armauer Hansen

    Status Doctor
    Country Norway

    Notes

    Established 1881.

    Name was changed to commemorate 1934 visit of HRH Henry, Duke of Gloucester.

    Built at a distance from Sydney due to the treatment of people suffering from contagious diseases, such as typhoid, leprosy and small pox. Now operates as a general hospital.

    Publications

    - "On the Etiology of Leprosy", British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review, 55 (1875): 459-89.

    - (Letter) "On the Prevention of Emigration and Immigration of Lepers", Lepra, 1 (1900): 88-9.

    - Hansen, G Armauer and Carl Looft. Leprosy: in its Clinical and Pathological Aspects, trans. Norman Walker. Bristol: John Wright, 1895.

    Archives

    State Records of New South Wales

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