Progress, moral and civilization. the hygienic concern at the Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas de Manizales (Colombia) over the first half of the twentyth century.

The present article analyzes the relation between the hygienist thought and theideal of civilization at the Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas de Manizales (SMP)during the first half of the 20th century. A hygienic approach as a socio-biologicaland social-control device was used by the SMP as a mechanism...