Higienismo y educación en España entre los siglos XIX-XX. Enrique Salcedo, aportaciones de higiene infantil y escolar

Abstract

During the final third of the xix century and the first of the xx, there was a boom in the hygiene movement and a large part of it was aimed at child hygiene and education. Since that movement there has been noticeable support for initiatives and measures directed towards the improvement of conditions in school life and in children’s education, above all for those suffering from worse conditions. The Holiday camps, the new policies to improve school building conditions, the incorporation of school hygiene programs, the introduction of physical activity and outdoor activities are some of the improvements achieved thanks to this movement.
Of all the hygienists who were champions of these new ideas regarding hygiene and education, we would like to highlight, together with his work, the figure of doctor Salcedo y Ginestal. In addition to his informative work we must add his important participation in the promotion of school hygiene in the wake of institutionalism.