Verification of cooperation and conflict between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and GHQ/SCAP/PHW at the occupation term after the Second World War

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25460627
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: Sugita Satoru 大分大学, 医学部, 教授 (00222050)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANAKA Seiji 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 講師 (60561553) ; GOTO Yoshimi 大分大学, 医学部, 助教 (30623938) ; MARUI Eiji 人間総合科学大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (30111545)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 医学史 / 保健医療史 / 占領史 / 医療政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed the relationship of Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japanese Government and the GHQ/SCAP/PHW (General Headquarters/Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers/ Public Health and Welfare) at the occupation term after the Second World War by using the documents in GHQ / SCAP / PHW (Daily Journal).
We revealed that Minoru Katsumata, Director of Hygiene of Ministry of Health and Welfare, was a key person in the negotiation between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the PHW. In addition, we revealed the key person of the field study for the Japanese encephalitis measures in Okayama Prefecture and the plan of “public health train” which was used for health education.

Free Research Field

保健医療史、医療社会学