The Process of Establishing His Corean Majesty's Customs Service Quarantine System and the Response to the Influx of Infectious Diseases from 1886 to 1893

• Published in: Daehan yisa haghoeji Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 1029 - 1064
• Main Author: JIN, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 01.12.2020
• Subjects: cholera; customs medical officer; epidemic; h. f. merrill; infectious disease; quarantine; quarantine hospital; trading port; vessel; virus

This paper aims to study the quarantine system established by His Corean Majesty's Customs Service (HCMCS) between 1886 to 1893, and how they responded to the influx of infectious diseases such as cholera, led by the Customs Medical Officer of Joseon. The quarantine procedure was not able to op...