2015
DOI: 10.1163/22134379-17101002
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Smallpox, Vaccinations, and Demographic Divergences in Nineteenth-Century Colonial Indonesia

Abstract: Existing literature and available demographic data suggest a strong divergence between Java and the Outer Islands with regard to nineteenth-century demographic trends. In this article, I argue that such a divergence is highly plausible, because of the inchoate vaccination efforts against smallpox in the Outer Islands in contrast with those on Java during the nineteenth century. I suggest that further research is needed into other factors that might also have contributed to the perceived divergence. These inclu… Show more

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“…Boomgaard menggambarkan persebaran penyakit cacar menempati angka tertinggi dibandingkan penyakit-penyakit lainnya di abad ke-19. Penyakit cacar menyerang semua golongan penduduk baik Eropa, Cina, dan pribumi (Bosma, 2015).…”
Section: Persebaran Penyakit Melalui Pelabuhan-pelabuhan Besar DI Jawaunclassified
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“…Boomgaard menggambarkan persebaran penyakit cacar menempati angka tertinggi dibandingkan penyakit-penyakit lainnya di abad ke-19. Penyakit cacar menyerang semua golongan penduduk baik Eropa, Cina, dan pribumi (Bosma, 2015).…”
Section: Persebaran Penyakit Melalui Pelabuhan-pelabuhan Besar DI Jawaunclassified
“…Persebaran penyakit cacar yang terjadi di Jawa dan luar Jawa baik di daerah perairan maupun di daratan dijelaskan dalam catatan Reid dan Boomgaard. Menurutnya, kasus persebaran penyakit meningkat setelah adanya dinamika ekonomi di perkotaan yang titik pusatnya di pelabuhan kemudian menyebar ke pedalaman dan meningkatkan jumlah mortalitas dari 0,5% di tahun 1840 menjadi 1,6% di akhir abad ke-19, dari jumlah penduduk Jawa saat itu (Bosma, 2015;Reid, 1992).…”
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“…Until the early decades of the twentieth century, both regions probably were still labour scarce. Using the total land area as reported in the 1930 census for these residencies, this leads to mid- Boomgaard and Gooszen (1991), Bosma (2015), Touwen (2001); Total Land Area from Volkstelling (1934Volkstelling ( -1936; on Arable Lands, see Appendix.…”
Section: Factor Endowmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%