International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

  • International Leprosy Association -
    History of Leprosy

    Database

    Dharmsala (later Dhurmshala)

    Location

    Category Leprosarium
    Country India
    Address Punjab
    Current Address Himachal Pradesh

    Notes

    At the Dharmsala Asylum, husbands and wives, being lepers, are not allowed to cohabit. The sexes are segregated living in a different row of houses, but in the same compound. Selections from the Government of India Home Department: Papers Relating to the Treatment of Leprosy in India from 1887-95, (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1896): 8

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