An Overview of Transferring Corpses to Sacred Places and Its Consequences During the Qajar Era

This study is aimed at investigating the social, medical, public and personal hygiene evolution during Naserian era. According to the fact that hygiene is one of the most significant concerns, health inevitably depends upon public and personal hygiene and living conditions. One of the most notable social obstacles in Iran is transferring corpses to sacred places in Mesopotamia or Iraq during the Ottoman era, to Mashhad and graves of Imamzades during the Qajar era leading to outbreak of epidemic diseases. The establishment of the scientific and public healthcare centres, specially Dar ul-Funun, Iran-Ottoman borderline quarantine centers, Iran-GBR quarantine centers in south Iranian ports, novel medicine centers and the policy of prevention during the late Naserian era nearly reformed the public attitude.