International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

  • International Leprosy Association -
    History of Leprosy

    Database

    Jamshedji Jijibhai Dharmsala

    Location

    Category Leprosarium
    Country India
    Address Bombay, Bombay Presidency
    Current Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Notes

    W J Moore Esq, Surgeon-General with the Government of Bombay, reported to the Secretary of the Government of Bombay, General Department, on Feburary 18, 1889 that "Segregation of the sexes was not enforced, and husbands and wives being lepers are permitted to cohabit when inmates of the asylum".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: 5.

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