Place building Santa Maria Maior Funchal
Campo da Barca Disinfection Station
Posto de Desinfecção do Campo da Barca
Santa Maria Maior · Funchal
Campo da Barca, Funchal
Approximate location
The Posto de Desinfecção do Campo da Barca was Funchal's public disinfection station, built in 1904 and opened in 1905 by the Junta Geral. It disinfected homes and public buildings after cases of contagious disease, notably during epidemics.