Clot Bey devised a male-doctor-wife inspection scheme to control syphilis.
Evidence
In the second section of his RisÄla Clot Bey, in a characteristically simplistic and didactic manner, set out a method that he thought would be effective in controlling the spread of syphilis through prevention rather than cure. It had to do primarily with the health condition of the womenâs lodgings and their bodies. He said that the wives of the soldiers of each regiment were to be divided into four sections. Each of these sections was to be composed of the wives of the soldiers of each battalion within the regiment. They had to be set aside and examined by the wives of the doctors in charge of the men of the corresponding battalion. The doctors had to teach their wives how to detect signs of syphilis in the women they were to examine and the âwomen doctorsâ had to report to their husbands their findings after each examination, which was to be conducted every Thursday. â Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, hisâŠ, 1163
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- SEED: An article angle on 19th-century medical control of sexuality and gender: male physicians deputizing their wives as gynecological inspectors amid an all-male military medical corps.
- SHARE: For someone interested in the history of venereal disease control or military medicine â Clot Beyâs wife-inspection plan is a niche, striking detail.
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