Cholera Epidemic Prevention in Ningbo in 1930s and 1940s

Abstract

The Republic of China was a period of high incidence of cholera epidemic in Chinese history. Ningbo, a city located in the southeast coast of China, was also affected by cholera all the year round in the 1930s and 1940s. This paper purposes to use the local historical data of Ningbo to explore the epidemic situation of cholera in Ningbo in the 1930s and 1940s. It also tries to probe into epidemic prevention measures from all walks of life after the outbreaks, and provide some reference for the current epidemic situation and contribute to the study of the local history of Ningbo.