Abstract

This study aims to explain the history of Medan Pathology Laboratory in the area of health in East Sumatra. The main discussion expressed in this study is the purpose of the establishment and the role of the Medan Pathology Laboratory in the health problems of the population and plantation workers in East Sumatra. The Medan Pathology Laboratory was founded on the initiative of a plantation owners in 1906. Many doctors and experts worked in the laboratory and carried out research on tropical diseases. The research included bacteriology, serology, chemistry, pathological anatomy, and vaccine development. In its development, this institution was able to solve problems related to epidemics in plantation areas such as cholera, dysentery, and beriberi. The experts and doctors at this institution found a relationship between the causes of the disease and the lifestyle of the plantation community and environmental conditions in East Sumatra. The sources used including documents and archives consisting of documents and annual laboratory reports, reports and notes from doctors who worked at the East Sumatra plantation hospital. This study used historical methods consisting of heuristics, verification, interpretation, and historiography.

摘要

这项研究旨在解释棉兰病理学实验室在东苏门答腊岛健康领域的历史。这项研究中表达的主要讨论是建立棉兰病理实验室的目的，以及它在东苏门答腊岛人口和种植园工人健康问题中的作用。棉兰病理实验室是在1906年由种植园主发起成立的。许多医生和专家在实验室工作，并对热带病进行了研究。研究包括细菌学，血清学，化学，病理解剖学和疫苗开发。在发展过程中，该机构能够解决与霍乱，痢疾和脚气病等种植区流行有关的问题。该机构的专家和医生在东苏门答腊发现了造成这种疾病的原因，种植园社区的生活方式与环境状况之间的关系。使用的来源包括文件和档案，包括文件和年度实验室报告，在东苏门答腊种植园医院工作的医生的报告和笔记。这项研究使用的历史方法包括试探法，验证，解释和史学。