Background
In 1878, he was born in Niigata Prefecture.
家坂 幸三郎
In 1878, he was born in Niigata Prefecture.
After graduation from the English Political Course of Waseda University, he graduated from Kumamoto Medical School in 1906.
In 1922, he became a medical officer of the Okinawa Prefecture. He was nominated the director of Miyako Nanseien Sanatorium in October 1933. Foreign private reason, he left the sanatorium in 1938.
Between 1946 and 1951, he was the director of Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium.
In 1952, he died.
Previously, the directors of the sanatorium came from the Police Section of the Okinawa Prefecture, and he was the first physician-director "As the director of this sanatorium, I will treat your diseased body as well as your soul, and thereby, will let your walk on the road of light, and let you be brought to life (Yomigaeru) through God.
I will do my best. In 1934, Nakakaneku, who was under the influence of Keisai Aoki came to Miyako and Iesaka and Nakakaneku became friends.
In 1935, 7 patients were babtized through Kanji Otobe who came from the church of Hannah Riddell. This church outlived the war.
He left the sanatorium in 1938 for private reasons. Between 1946 and 1951, he became the director of Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium and he died in 1952.
Report of medical examination for leprosy at Hisamatsu, Miyako(1939), Repura, 10, 148.
At Kugai, 16 patients were found among 1,176 inhabitants and 14 patients at Matsubara among 1,525 inhabitants. Report of medical examination for leprosy in Yonaguni Island(1939), Repura 10,152. 35 patients were found and the density was 77.1 per 10,000 inhabitants.
All patients were hospitalized.
He was popular with the patients since barbed wire fences and a special prison were not built. Michiko Ito, a Christian nurse who worked with him in Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium said that he was a liberal person with a view against the segregation policy of leprosy patients.
He used to say that if the circumstances were good, and proper rest and food were available, leprosy will no appear. Ito made introvenous injections of Promin at the order of Iesaka.