Study on preventive measures against tuberculosis,parasitic diseases and eye diseases for primary school children during World War 2

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04274
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Nayoro City University (2016-2017); Nayoro City University Junior College (2015)
• Principal Investigator: MITSUI Noboru 名寄市立大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (50455002)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 学校衛生 / 結核 / 寄生虫 / 眼病 / 視力 / 健兵健民政策 / 学校医 / 養護訓導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified the following three points on national disease prevention measures for elementary school children during World War Ⅱ.(1)It was clarified that elementary schools contributed to the provision of healthy young workers in the tuberculosis disease prevention measures aimed at mobilizing labor by the government.(2)It was clarified that the parasitic disease prevention measures were advanced mainly by elementary schools under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and were positioned as a part of measures to prevent tuberculosis at the end of the war.(3)It was clarified that myopia prevention measures of elementary school children were strengthened for the augmentation of air force under the initiative of the navy.

Free Research Field

教育学