International sanitary conferences

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The International Sanitary Conferences were firstly organized by France in 1851. In total 14 conferences took place from 1851 to 1938. The International Sanitary Conferences were the first international convention organized in Europe to deal with the arrival and spread of pestilent diseases, particularly cholera.

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Cholera definition

  • 1851 (Paris) - The pioneer movement.
  • 1859 (Paris) - Indecision time.
  • 1866 (Constantinople) - Discussion and common agreement on the propagation cause of cholera.

Cholera politics

  • 1874 (Vienna).
  • 1881
  • 1885
  • 1892
  • 1893
  • 1894
  • 1897

Non-cholera issues

  • 1903 (Paris).
  • 1911
  • 1926
  • 1938 (Paris).

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