Public Health Network in 19 th -Century Slavonia

Abstract

SUMMARY

This paper presents the legal regulations on public health and the development of a network of public  health services in Slavonia, detailing the historical  progression from Teresian health reforms to those of Mažuranić. The overview section explains the importance of the General Health Ordinance of 1770  and the relationship between the Hungarian Governor’s  Council and the subordinate administrative and health  organizations. Among these was the City Physician of  the free and royal city of Osijek, a specialized body of  the city administration responsible for public health  issues. The paper further categorizes health personnel,  outlines the structure of the disease control system, and  describes health institutions, highlighting the importance of the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement of  1868, which created the conditions for independent  regulation of public health. This turn of events enabled  Ban Mažuranić to reorganize the administration based  on the rule of law and enact new, modern laws, notably  the Health Care Regulation Act (1874) and the Health  Care Regulation Act for the Kingdoms of Croatia and  Slavonia (1894).