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The
Dairy
Museum
was
established
by
the
Aboim
Sande
Lemos
Foundation
(FASL)
with
the
purpose
of
disseminating
the
history
of
the
pioneering
institution
that
created
the
first
Dairy
in
Portugal,
in
which
quality
milk
was
distributed
free
of
charge
and
daily,
also
providing
pediatric
assistance
to
all
the
children
she
cares
for.
The
exhibited
assets
disclose
the
history
of
the
lacticological
service
and
support
for
children,
as
well
as
the
development
of
its
activity
on
the
national
and
international
scene,
through
material
testimonies,
with
emphasis
on
the
first
incubators
in
the
country.
At
the
end
of
the
19th
century
and
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
infant
mortality
rates
in
Portugal
were
quite
high.
To
improve
the
living
conditions
of
children
in
Alfama,
where
a
population
with
obvious
food
shortages
and
poor
housing
conditions
lived,
Colonel
Rodrigo
António
Aboim
Ascensão
(1859-1930),
who
commanded
the
Fiscal
Guard
Cavalry
Company
in
this
neighborhood,
decided
to
create
an
institution.
Thus,
in
1901,
an
association
was
born
dedicated
to
supporting
early
childhood
and
inspired
by
the
French
model
of
gouttes-de-lait
(drops
of
milk),
developed
by
pediatrician
Léon
Dufour
(1856-1928).
It
was
an
innovative
model
with
an
unprecedented
offer
in
Portugal:
distribution
of
quality-controlled
milk
to
children
during
the
lactation
period
and
pediatric
support.
Called
Lactário,
it
operated
in
facilities
close
to
the
Alfama
neighborhood,
in
buildings
designed
by
architect
Miguel
Ventura
Terra
(1866-1919).
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