Salud, trabajo y medicina en la España del siglo XIX: La higiene industrial en el contexto antiintervencionista

Resumen

SUMMARY The medical vision of industrial health risks suffered from the restrictions of the liberal ideology of the time. Thus, for most of the century, urban life itself was considered the greatest public health hazard, and medical hygienists committed themselves to supporting the reform and development of cities. In contrast, their thinking on prevention appears to have ignored industrial premises, despite evidence presented by workers that left no doubts about the dangers. During the Restoration, however, work accidents became a management issue, and measures were articulated within the framework of so-called industrial paternalism, initiating the extension of healthcare facilities into the industrial world.