The Process of Establishing His Corean Majesty's Customs Service Quarantine System and the Response to the Influx of Infectious Diseases from 1886 to 1893

This paper aims to study the quarantine system established by His Corean Majesty's Customs Service (HCMCS) between 1886 to 1893, and how they responded to the influx of infectious diseases such as cholera, led by the Customs Medical Officer of Joseon. The quarantine procedure was not able to op...

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Main Author: Qing JIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 2020-12-01
Series:Uisahak
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Online Access:http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-29-3-1029.pdf