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O Doutor António da Costa Carvalho e a epidemia de cólera em Timor [1893]
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Vivem, ainda hoje, em Timor, alguns velhos que recordam o
Dr. António da Costa Carvalho. Dizem que era alto e robusto. Andava sempre a cavalo, atendendo
prontamente quando o chamavam. Homem de bem e amigo do Governador Cipriano Forjaz, ( 1)
questionava, às vezes, com ele, por opiniões políticas diferentes. Era a providência dos pobres,
disse-nos, comovido, um timorense que recorreu aos seus cuidados clínicos. Fazia da missão
grandiosa de médico verdadeiro apostolado. Sempre que surgia junto do doente, renascia com ele a
esperança de cura. Por isso, do Dr. António da Costa Carvalho se pode afirmar, em boa verdade, que
contava gerais amizades.
Segundo o Livro Mestre do Quadro de Saúde da Província de Macau e •Timor de 1857 a 1926, existente
no Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, o Dr. António da Costa Carvalho, filho de Luís da Costa Carvalho,
nasceu em Barras, freguesia e concelho de Tábua, distrito de Coimbra, em 12 de Outubro de 1862. Em
14 de Novembro de 1884, foi julgado apto para o serviço pela Junta de Saúde Naval. Em 25 do mesmo
mês, uma portaria nomeou-o aspirante a facultativo do Ultramar. E, em 19 do mês seguinte, sentou
praça no Corpo de Marinheiros da Armada, com o N.º 110.
Even today, there are still some elderly people living in Timor who remember Dr António da Costa Carvalho. They say he was tall and robust. He was always on horseback, responding promptly whenever he was called. A man of good character and a friend of Governor Cipriano Forjaz, ( 1) he would sometimes argue with him over differing political views. He was the saviour of the poor, told us, moved, a Timorese man who had sought his medical care. He made the grand mission of a true doctor his life’s work. Whenever he appeared at a patient’s bedside, the hope of recovery was reborn with him. For this reason, it can truly be said of Dr António da Costa Carvalho that he enjoyed widespread friendships. According to the Master Register of the Health Service of the Province of Macau and • Timor from 1857 to 1926, held in the Overseas Historical Archive, Dr António da Costa Carvalho, son of Luís da Costa Carvalho, was born in Barras, parish and municipality of Tábua, district of Coimbra, on 12 October 1862. On 14 November 1884, he was deemed fit for service by the Naval Health Board. On the 25th of the same month, an order appointed him a cadet medical officer for the Overseas Territories. And, on the 19th of the following month, he enlisted in the Navy’s Seamen’s Corps, with the number 110.
Even today, there are still some elderly people living in Timor who remember Dr António da Costa Carvalho. They say he was tall and robust. He was always on horseback, responding promptly whenever he was called. A man of good character and a friend of Governor Cipriano Forjaz, ( 1) he would sometimes argue with him over differing political views. He was the saviour of the poor, told us, moved, a Timorese man who had sought his medical care. He made the grand mission of a true doctor his life’s work. Whenever he appeared at a patient’s bedside, the hope of recovery was reborn with him. For this reason, it can truly be said of Dr António da Costa Carvalho that he enjoyed widespread friendships. According to the Master Register of the Health Service of the Province of Macau and • Timor from 1857 to 1926, held in the Overseas Historical Archive, Dr António da Costa Carvalho, son of Luís da Costa Carvalho, was born in Barras, parish and municipality of Tábua, district of Coimbra, on 12 October 1862. On 14 November 1884, he was deemed fit for service by the Naval Health Board. On the 25th of the same month, an order appointed him a cadet medical officer for the Overseas Territories. And, on the 19th of the following month, he enlisted in the Navy’s Seamen’s Corps, with the number 110.
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Doenças tropicais Cólera Timor
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical