Author: SCHÜFFNER, W.A.P. & W.A. KUENEN,
Title: L'Hygiène de la Classe Ouvrière de la Société Senembah (Sumatra) pendant pendant les années 1897-1907; contribution à l'Étude de l'Assainissement des Grandes Plantations dans les Tropiques. [édition originale; First edition].
Description: Amsterdam, H. de Bussy, 1910. Original printed limp wrappers. 104pp. Many captioned monochrome illustrations in text, including in- and exteriors of company's utility buildings, 2 captioned full-page plans of company's hospital, many comparative tables in text and full-page, 1 coloured full-page diagram, sketch-map of sumatra. [Zeitschrift für Hygiëne und Infektionskrankeiten, Tome 64]. Detailed french language inquiry into sanitation, hygiene, health, healtcare aand labour conditions amongst indonesian indigenous and chinese workers on the agricultural estates of the Senembah Company, compared with other large agricultural enterprises of East-coast Sumatra, Deli 1897-1907, including recommendations for improvement. Very good copy. Rare. (light vertical crack to front cover).

Keywords: study healthcare hygiene conditions society senembah company enterprises agriculture sumatra deli labour indigenous chinese coolies histor comparison colonialism indonesia southeastasia sanitation