Disease

Beri-beri and Tiki-tikiTuberculosis

Other Infectious Diseases

DISEASES

BERI-BERI

Known as taona leading cause of infant mortality in Asia and

the Philippines

A Food Deficiency disease afflicting people whose staple is over-milled or polished rice

Identified that there is a relationship with thiamine structure

BERI-BERI

The first autopsy of infantile beri beri was

performed initiated by Dr Jose Albert

Gov Gen Cameron Forbes issued an executive order

forbidding the use of polished rice in

government institutions

Beri beri practically disappeared

The giving of tiki-tiki a fluid extract

from rice bran to

babies was initiated

There is a significnt drop in the beri beri

incidence!

TUBERCULOSIS

TUBERCULOSISTB mortality rate per 100000

population was 483 .6 in Manila and

216 .2 in the provinces

• Tuberculosis is now the leading cause of death in the Philippines

It was the cause of

one-sixth of the deaths in Manila

The Philippine

Tuberculosis Society was

formed to conduct a nationwide campaign

against the disease

July 29 1910

Other Infectious Diseases Control

measures for These

diseases were also given emphasis

A Pasteur Prophylactic Treatment Clinic against rabies were opened

Yearly anti-typhoid vaccines were instituted in school sand centers

DENTISTRY AND NURSING

SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES

1902- Act No 593created a Board of Dental Examiners Education and

Licences• 1912- The First Dental School ( Collegio Dental del

Liceo de Manila) was established by Dr Gregorio Mateo

1915- Followed by the establishment of Philippine School of Dentistry

• 1925- Dental Colleges of the National University

SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES

1925- Centro Escolar University

• 1929- Manila College of Dentistry

1948- College of Dentistry of the University of the East

• 1953- Philippine College of Dental Medicine of the University of San Agustin

1947- College of Dentistry Iloilo City

NURSING

Act No 1931 in 1909 – Placed Nursing

Schools under the Bureau of Education

NURSINGJune 27 1907- The first

16 nursing students were admitted to the

Philippine Normal School where

preparatory nursing classes were given

NURSINGWhile practical

instruction was given in the Old Civil School and transferred in PGH

in 1915 and larer called the PGH School

of Nursing

NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS

AND A THIRD MEDICAL SCHOOL

Number of Filipino physicians by 1924 and 1934 grew by

84% but few doctors went to the barrios

• 80% of deaths were caused by lack of medical

attention

• The Philippine Medical Association proposed the establishment of charity clinics in all rural areas

A third medical School the Afable

Medical College was established in 1938 shortly before World War II by Dr Valentin

Afable