Child Welfare Exhibitions in Delhi (1920, 1924–1932)

Motherhood, Public Health and Colonial Government

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ID12210698
AuthorsLaura Carballido Coria (0000-0002-2447-6746, Social Sciences Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa , Mexico City, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume38
Issue2
Pages373-393
Publication date2024-12-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial History of Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-631X • E-ISSN: 1477-4666
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/shm/hkae050
PMID40678597
OpenAlexW4405232439
LanguageEN
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The child welfare exhibitions in Delhi, held for the first time in 1920, and then from 1924 to 1932, aimed at educating mothers to look properly after their children hoping to reduce illness and mortality. These exhibitions are to be understood against two broad trends. One is a worldwide interest regarding maternal and infant mortality and a greater awareness regarding the relevance of hygiene and sanitation. The other is the set of particular concerns in India and Delhi. There was a shift in policy and language between the end of the decade of 1910 and the beginning of the decade of 1920, when sanitation acquired a new meaning which included not only drainage works or cleaning of streets, but also hygiene lessons and inspection at schools; when there was talk about public health, and greater emphasis on the role of the 'Indian public' and 'social service' in the colonial discourse

Colonialism · Economic growth · Exhibition · Geography · Government (linguistics · Hygiene · New delhi · Political science · Public health · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Welfare · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medicine · Nursing · Law

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