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Theme
landscape, railway, medicine/health care, city life, city, buildings, health
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bas-Congo > Matadi
Legend
The significance of health care increased with the urban development of Matadi in the 1910s, especially because a port city was supposed to engender a greater risk of contamination. On the plateau of Kinkanda, located at a great distance of the city centre and the port, the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo Belge built a remote hospital complex in 1914. The adjoining church indicates that missionary work and care of the sick still went hand in hand at the time in Congo.
Acquisition related person
Colonial Office, as donor
Date of acquisition
1941-02-28
Original legend
L'Hôpital du C.C.F.C. (=Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo belge)
Inventory number
AP.0.1.3222
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