4 matches out of all 3,298, 1 to 4 displayed.
| 1880 | ChilaOn Lifou, the first cases of leprosy appear to have been recognised simultaneously at Gaitcha, Wiwatul and Inangote (Loessi) between 1880 and 1885. (Médecin-Capitaine des Troupes Coloniales Lacour, An Attempt to Control Leprosy by BCG Vaccine in the Loyalty Islands, (South Pacific Commission, 1954) [Leprosarium] [New Caledonia] |
| 1899 | ChilaA rapid survey made by Dr Hebrard in 1899 mentions 60 to 80 patients. (Médecin-Capitaine des Troupes Coloniales Lacour, An Attempt to Control Leprosy by BCG Vaccine in the Loyalty Islands, (South Pacific Commission, 1954) [Leprosarium] [New Caledonia] |
| 1924 | ChilaDetailed statistics established in 1924 for Lifou gave an endemicity index of 4.93%. (Médecin-Capitaine des Troupes Coloniales Lacour, An Attempt to Control Leprosy by BCG Vaccine in the Loyalty Islands, (South Pacific Commission, 1954) [Leprosarium] [New Caledonia] |
| 1938 | ChilaThere are three leprosaria: Maïna and Kananou, agricultural colonies on the east coast; and the Sanatorium de Ducos, seven kilometers from Noumea. A fourth is under construction on the west coast. There are four agricultural colonies in the Loyalty Islands to which patients also go: at Chila, on Lifou; at Bone and Betsédo, on Maré; and at Oné, on Ouvéa. (J Sorel, "Prophylaxie de la lèpre dans les colonies Françaises. Bull Office Internat D'Hyg Pub Supplement 6.1 (1938): 1-21 cited in World Wide Distribution and Prevalence of Leprosy: Supplement to International Journal of Leprosy 12 (December 1944): 53 [Leprosarium] [New Caledonia] |