조선종두령(1923)의 시행과 식민지 조선의 두창 통제

Abstract

This paper examines changes made to the smallpox vaccination policy implemented by the Japanese Government-General of Korea to control the smallpox epidemic in colonial Korea, and analyzes the operation and effectiveness of the policy. To this end, I look into the background of the enactment of the smallpox vaccination regulation promulgated in 1923 and what the Japanese Government-General of Korea recognized as essential in revising the regulation.
 In 1923, the Japanese Government-General of Korea enacted a regulation called Joseon Jongduryeong to emphasize the necessity of smallpox vaccination and to actively implement vaccination by presenting scientific grounds. It was a revision of the existing regulation and based on the Japanese rule (Shutorei) enacted in 1909. The revision changed the period, subject, and number of doses for vaccination. It reflected the analysis of vaccination results and immunity conducted in Japan, and the geographical conditions of colonial Korea. In addition, due to the shortage of doctors and traditional medical practitioners, Vaccination Practitioners (Jongdusisulsaeng) played a significant role in implementing public smallpox vaccination. This inherited a part of the previous system (Jongduinheowon).
 Vaccination Practitioners were the main agents to implement temporary and special smallpox vaccinations, as well as regular ones. However, their vaccination techniques were difficult to trust because becoming a vaccination practitioner did not require any special skills, and they were trained only for a short time in learning to vaccinate for smallpox. As the smallpox epidemic re-emerged in the 1930s and 1940s, their role expanded inevitably. Therefore, it might be possible that management after smallpox vaccination was not strictly carried out.
 The Japanese Government-General of Korea was aware that vaccination practitioners were not ideal agents to implement smallpox vaccination, but had no choice but to use them amid a lack of medical personnel. However, it trusted the effectiveness of smallpox vaccines developed in Japan. Therefore, rather than focusing on securing a positive reaction (善感), it aimed to prevent the spread of the epidemic by vaccinating more people, more often.