Health And Contagious Diseases In Izmir During 1960s

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 67 - 82, 31.01.2018

Şenay Savur

Abstract

During 1960s, in Turkey, awareness of health, expansion of health services and efforts of educating health personnel started to increase. The presence of Ege University made Izmir a health center. Unfortunately there were still contagious diseases and they were threatening the public health.

In this article the contagious diseases of the period and the precautions against those diseases are discussed. Subject is discussed specific to Izmir. After the health instutions are mentioned briefly the contagious diseases are examined.

Keywords

1960, health, contagious diseases, epidemic, health personnel, health instituti-ons

References

• I. Archive Sources
• TC Prime Ministry States Archives General Directorate Republic Archive
• Ahmet Piriştina City Archive
• II. Newspapers and Journals
• Demokrat İzmir
• Ege Ekspres
• Yeni Asır
• III. Books
• 1967 Izmir City Annual.
• Karşıyaka Annual 1968.
• Ocak, Başak -Özlem Yıldırır Kocabaş-, İzmir Gureba-i Müslimin Hastanesi’nden İzmir Devlet Hastanesi’ne –Bir Hastane Öyküsü-, İzmir Büyükşehir Belediye Publisher, April 2014, İzmir
• IV. Articles and Istatistics
• Anar, Hasan, “Devlet Hastanesi Geçen Yıl 17.603 Hastayı Tedavi Etti.”, Yeni Asır, 22 Janu-ary 1962.
• Gülal, H., “Buca Sanatoryumunda 100 Yataklı yeni Pavyon”, Yeni Asır, 17 April 1964.
• Ünver, Erhan, “Radyoda Bahsi Geçen Kuduz Köpek Yakalandı.”, Yeni Asır,16 April 1962.
• Yaşarol, Şevket, “Kuduz Mücadelesinin İlmi Esasları Nedir?-2-“, Yeni Asır, 10 May 1962.
• Yaşarol, Şevket, “Kuduz Mücadelesinin İlmi Esasları Nedir?-3-” Yeni Asır, 11 May 1962.
• Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet, “İzmir’de Hastalar Yerlerde Yatıyor”, Ege Ekspres, 22 September 1967.
• Compiled by T.Y, “Frengi Son 5 Yılda %300 Arttı.”, Demokrat İzmir, 23 October 1968.
• “Belediye Sağlık Müdürlüğü’nün 1960 Yılı İçindeki Faaliyeti”, Yeni Asır, 28 January 1961.
• “Veremli Hastalar Takip Edilecek”, Yeni Asır, 30 May 1964.
• TC Prime Ministry States Archives General Directorate Republic Archive “İzmir Samantepe Semtinin Sağlık İhtiyaçları”, Yer: 30-1-0- 0/77-486-7, Date.03.06.1967.
• TC Prime Ministry State Statistics Institute Statistical Indicators 1923-1991.
• TC Prime Ministry State Statistics Institute Statistics Annual 1968.
• 1964 Izmir Municipal Council Working and Activity Report.
• TC Prime Ministry State Statistics Institute Statistics Annual 1960-1962.
• TC Prime Ministry States Statistics Institutes Deaths In The Cıty and TownCenters 1966.