Historia de la medicina en Cuba
History of Medicine in Cuba

Synopsis of the History of Medicine in Cuba: 1600 to 1799.

Synopsis of the History of Cuba; 1600 to 1799.
The XXVII Century

1613
Leper Home established in Cuba.

1630
Cases of cancer recognized and reported from Havana.

1632
Legacy for sustaining leper home in Cuba.

1643
Scurvy reported from Cuba, Chile and Haiti.
Father Fournier discusses The Diseases of the Antilles.

1647
First hors drawn carriages introduced and used in Havana.

The XXVIII

1700
Printing press is introduced into Cuba.

1707
First medical book is published in Cuba.

1709
Epidemic of small pox in Cuba.

1711-1715
Quarantine measures are established  in Cuba.

1726
First medical course is taught in Cuba by González del Alamo and Arango Barrios.
The University of Havana is opened under the direction of the Dominican Friars.

1728
First medical graduate in Havana.

1735
The first city ordinance in Havana is passed. It dealt with street cleaning.

1755
The protomedicato is established in Havana.

1757
Paper on venereal sores is published in Havana.

1762
Epidemic of small pox in Cuba, Quito and Perú.
>The British invade Western Cuba and take Havana and its surroundings. The Islanders born in Cuba and the Spanish peninsulars join forces against
the English invaders.

1763
The British exchange Western Cuba with the City of Havana for the Peninsula of Florida up to that time in Spanish possession.

1774
First Census is taken in Cuba.

1777
Epidemic of small pox in Cuba.

1778
Epidemic of small pox in Cuba.

1786
Another street cleaning ordinance passes in Havana.

1787
Dr. Tomás Romay secures regulations for surgical practice in Cuba.

1790
Romay edits the first newspaper in Cuba.

1791
First tuberculosis pamphlet is published and distributed in Cuba.
Pamphlet on child care is issued in Cuba.
Census is taken.

1793
First paper on leprosy is published and distributed in Cuba.

1795
>Order for the the prevention of tetanus is issued in Cuba.

1798
Romay writes masterly reports on yellow fever in Cuba.
Epidemic of small pox in Cuba

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