Peran Mangkunegara VII dalam Pelayanan Kesehatan Rakyat di Praja Mangkunegaran Tahun 1916-1944 dan Relevansinya dengan Pengembangan Materi Sejarah Lokal

Abstract

This study aims to (1) find out what health services were provided by the Mangkunegaran during the Mangkunegara VII era for the people, (2) find out whether there was a relationship between the socio-economic conditions of the community and the people's awareness of healthy living in Praja Mangkunegaran in 1916-1944, (3) find out the relevance of public health services provided by the Mangkunegaran during the Mangkunegara VII era with the development of Local History learning materials.
The research used the historical method, with several steps which include heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography. The sources used are primary sources in the form of archives regarding health services during the Mangkunegara VII’s era and secondary sources in the form of relevant books and journals. Data collection techniques used literature study techniques by collecting documents at research locations that were relevant to health services during the reign of Mangkunegara VII. Historical data analysis uses internal and external criticism in order to obtain objective facts.
Based on the research results, it can be concluded that: (1) Some of the efforts made by Mangkunegara VII in improving the quality of population health were the establishment of the health office at Praja Mangkunegaran in 1928, the construction of the Ziekenzorg Mangkubumen in 1921 and the building of the Colomadu Polyclinic and the Tasikmadu Polyclinic, improving the environmental conditions where the people live, improving the quality of health workers, etc (2) There is a relationship between the socio-economic conditions of the people and the people's awareness of healthy living in Praja Mangkunegaran. This can be seen from the residential area of the population, namely the settlements are apprehensive. The poor people who live in complete deprivation inevitably have to live life as it is. For basic needs alone they do not have the ability to suffice it (3) The relevance of the results of this study as the development of Local History course material lies in Basic Competence III, especially on thematic local history historiographical subjects.