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Zdravstvene reforme Marije Terezije u slavonskom Provincijalu i Generale normativum sanitatis iz 1770.
Health reforms introduced by Maria Theresa in Provincial Slavonia and Generale Normativum Sanitatis of 1770

Author(s): Robert Skenderović
Subject(s): History
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Slavonia; Military Border; Sanitary Cordon; Empress Maria Theresa; health care; legislature

Summary/Abstract: Among numerous reforms that had been introduced during the reign of Maria Theresa 1740-1780, there were also reforms of the health system. These reforms included a modernization of the study of medicine, obligatory education of all medical staff and the organization of a system of control of their practice throughout the Monarchy. The peak of the health reform was the passing of the law on medical protection "Generale Normativum Sanitatis" in 1770, which set forth all the key tasks for health protection in the Monarchy. A large part of the law relates to the Sanitary Cordon at the Military Border, which goes to show the importance this Cordon had for the Court in Vienna.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 115-143
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Croatian