Codajás : comunidade amazônica : estudo médico-social de uma população da hinterlândia amazônica

Resumo

The A A having realized a scientific expedition to the Codajás city village placed on the left bank of the Amazon River, into the Amazonas, brazilian federative state, have made, within 42 days, clinical exams among the 83% of whole population there. With such a direct contact on the Codajás social-medical problems, this issue, is no more no. less than a complete record of their observations an technical reports upon the geographical situation of this city and community, their production sources, population, composition, economical and nutritional conditions. Also, a brief essay on the diseases embraced as "common diseases" viz, colds, dysenteries, statistics about dentary hurts, leprosy and filariosis was made.

The problems about the menstruation and catamenial disturbs of the Codajás female population are included. Also problems about tall and weight of whole population.

The A A studying these hazardous conditions have suggested with 12 items a whole therapeutics to the Codajás suffering population.