A Study of prevalence of epidemic, population and social change in modern China

• Project/Area Number: 07803009
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: IIJIMA Wataru Yokohama National University, Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor, 経済学部, 助教授 (70221744)
• Project Period (FY): 1995 – 1996
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000); Fiscal Year 1996: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000); Fiscal Year 1995: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
• Keywords: modern China / epidemic / the League of Nations / death rate / quarantine / the conference for tropical medicine in Far East

Research Abstract

A Study of prevalence of epidemic, population and social change in modern China
(1) collecting materials
a. Reports by the League of Nations
b. Documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
c. Reports by the medical school of Hokkaido, Kyushu and Tokyo Imperial University
(2) prevalence of epidemic
From many materials, confirmed the prevalence of epidemic, for example plague, cholera and malaria in modern China.
(3) population trend
There were prevalence of epidemic, but that did not effect the population trend in modern China.
(4) social change
The government of modern China, especially Nationalist Government (1928-1949) made an effort to establish public health system. After the treaty revision in 1930. Chinese government recovery the right of quarantine. The League of Nations supported the Chinese government to establish public health system.