Medical discourse and municipal policy on prostitution: Palma 1862-1900 Canaleta Safont, Eva Pujades Móra, Joana Maria Prostitución Discurso médico Estigma Salud pública Organización municipal Prostitution Medical discourse Stigma Public health Municipal organization During the 19th century, prostitution aroused strong emotions in most European cities. Palma de Mallorca was no exception and, in common with many Spanish cities at that time, regulated this activity. The objectives of this paper are to analyze the Mallorcan medical discourse on syphilis, evaluate the concept of venereal disease as social stigma and, finally, examine municipal policy on prostitution. 2022-10-26T12:39:20Z 2022-10-26T12:39:20Z 2008 journal article Canaleta Safont, Eva; Pujades Móra, Joana Maria. «Medical discourse and municipal policy on prostitution : Palma 1862-1900». Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam, 2008, Vol. 28, p. 275-300, https://raco.cat/index.php/Dynamis/article/view/118816. 0211-9536 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77579 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Universidad de Granada