Ontwikkeling van de schoolgeneeskunde in Nederland (1796-1904)

Development of the medical care for schoolchildren in The Netherlands 1796-1904 The foundations of the school medical service can be found at the end of the eighteenth century. In conformity with the ideas of the Enlightenment the middle class wanted their thoughts on virtue, education, health and social welfare put into practice. During the nineteenth century several laws on primary education were enacted that have been of importance to the medical and hygienical care of the schoolchild and its environment. In 1806 an Act on primary education was accepted that was operative until 1857. The mo... Mehr ...