Histories of a sick childhood. The case of the first maritime hospital in Latin America. Buenos Aires 1893-1945

The objective of this article is to reflect on "tubercular", "weak", or "pre-tubercular" children referred to and hospitalized in the Hospital Maritimo of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina) between the end of the 19th century and the mid-20th century. The individual setting of the disease is analyzed, showing that children with physical anomalies and disabilities did not receive the same attention or protection as other children during this time period.