فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background and Aim: Boushehr port as one of the southernmost regions of Iran was of great political and economic importance. With the expansion of the foreign relations of the ruling dynasties of Iran with other nations through the sea, its importance increased and in the Qajar era, with the presence of companies and diplomatic delegations, it became one of the communication bottlenecks of Iran with the outside world. Due to the presence of political and business delegations, valuable reports about the public health status of this city have been left. Methods: The present study explains the state of public health in Boushehr in the Qajar period with a descriptive-analytical approach and using the reports of foreign tourists. Ethical Considerations: In this research, standards related to ethical principles such as trustworthiness and honesty of reference to the used texts, originality of sources and avoiding bias in referring to texts or analyzes have been observed. Results: The findings showed that, according to the reports of foreign tourists, the Qajar rulers’ carelessness, the lack of health facilities, and being located on the sea communication highway of Iran with other countries, have been effective in the disorder of health conditions in Boushehr. Like other regions of Iran, Boushehr had a low level of health during the Qajar period, and the people of this city suffered from all kinds of diseases. Conclusion: Boushehr was the first place of Iran that foreign tourists entered and before getting acquainted with the rest of the regions of Iran and with the standards of their own country, they made judgments about this city and its health conditions, emphasizing several important components such as air, water, urban environment and home hygiene, usually reported the general health of the city as unfavorable. Despite the limited measures taken by the Qajar government and the British government to improve the health level and fight diseases, there was no significant change in the health conditions of this region until the end of the Qajar rule.