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| 1939 | BetsédoThere 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] |