Leper colony

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Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy colonies in Europe, closed in 1957

A leper colony, also known by

outpatient basis, traditional isolated colonies continue to exist in India, China
, and some other countries.

Names

In

s 麻风村
).

History

Taddiport in North Devon, England, formerly a medieval leper colony
Abandoned nun's quarters at the leper colony on Chacachacare Island in Trinidad and Tobago
Main articles: History of leprosy and Leper colony stigma

Although not all of the skin diseases (kushtha) discussed in the

hagiographies like St Gregory's life of St Basil.[12]

Leprosy seems to have reached the rest of Europe during

Catholic society of apostolic life founded by Vincent de Paul
, was given possession of the Priory of St. Lazarus, a former leper house in Paris, due to which the entire Congregation gained the name of "Lazarites" or "Lazarists" although most of its members had nothing to do with caring for lepers.

Debate exists over the conditions found within historical colonies; while they are currently thought to have been grim and neglected places, there are some indications that life within a leper colony or house was no worse than the life of other, non-isolated individuals. There is even doubt that the current definition of leprosy can be retrospectively applied to the medieval condition. What was classified as leprosy then covers a wide range of skin conditions that would be classified as distinct afflictions today.

issued their own money or tokens, in the belief that allowing people affected by leprosy to handle regular money could spread the disease.[17][18] Today leper hospitals exist throughout the world to treat those afflicted with leprosy, especially in Africa, Brazil, China and India.[14]

Political aspects

Laoe Si Momo (Spring Water) leper colony was founded on August 25, 1906, in the Batak region of Sumatra, 10 kilometers from Kaban Jahe. Within five months it was home to 72 people affected with leprosy and by April 1921 colony included 280. The patients lived in small houses.

In 2001, government-run leper colonies in Japan came under judicial scrutiny, leading to the determination that the Japanese government had mistreated the patients, and the district court ordered Japan to pay compensation to former patients.[19] In 2002, a formal inquiry into these colonies was set up, and in March 2005, the policy was strongly denounced. "Japan's policy of absolute quarantine... did not have any scientific grounds."[20] The inquiry denounced not only the government and the doctors who were involved with the policy, but also the court that repeatedly ruled in favor of the government when the policy was challenged, as well as the media, which failed to report the plight of the victims.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "leprosarium, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "leper, n.² and adj.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  3. ^ Luke 16.
  4. ^ "leprosarium, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  5. ^ "lazaret, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  6. ^ "lazaretto, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  7. ^ Doren, William Howard Van (1867). A Suggestive Commentary on the New Testament. p. 916.
  8. ^ Wu, Yi-li (June 2011), "Reviewed Work: Leprosy in China: A History", Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, vol. 71, Cambridge: Harvard-Yenching Institute, pp. 220–227.
  9. ^ Walsh, Matthew; et al. (17 June 2019), "A Candid Look at China's Neglected Leper Colonies", GoKunming, Kunming{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).
  10. ^ Hong Mengxia; et al. (29 October 2018), "My Mission to Record the History of China's Leper Colonies", Sixth Tone, Shanghai: Shanghai United Media Group.
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  12. ^ a b c d e f Snellgrove, Harold S. (July 1954), "Leprosy in Ancient and Early Medieval Times", Mississippi Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1–10.
  13. PMID 26773616
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  14. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plaques, Joseph P. Byrne, 2008: Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plaques. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2008. p. 351.
  15. ^ "Patron Saints Index: Saint Lazarus". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
  16. ^ "Welcome to American Leprosy Missions!". 2008-10-23. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  17. ^ Teoh, Isaac (1970), "Unique Experiment with Currency Notes", The Star, p. 7.
  18. ^ McFadden, R.R.; et al. (1993), The Numismatic Aspects of Leprosy, D.C. McDonald, p. 21.
  19. ^ "Koizumi apologises for leper colonies". BBC News. 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  20. ^ "Japan's leprosy policy denounced". BBC News. 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
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