Finding aid for the Das Gesundheitswesen Der Stadt Warschau report 6059
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2014 May
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Title: Das Gesundheitswesen Der Stadt Warschau report
Collection number: 6059
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1939-1942
Abstract: Report prepared for the German government on diseases and healthcare problems in Warsaw from September 1939 though March 1942
and potential epidemic situations. The bombing of Warsaw left about 40% of the city without fresh water or functioning sewers.
The report, in three parts, targets Jews as part of the problem, records statistics about the Ghetto's population, and includes
charts detailing births and deaths. Also included are two photographs of Nazi officials in front of the Warsaw Ghetto. Both
photographs have handwritten annotations on the reverse. Part I was cleared for release as an administrative report; Parts
2 and 3 were for official German use only.
Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline, April 19, 2014.
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Detailed report prepared by Drs. W. Hagen, Schrempf and Richter on diseases and healthcare problems in Warsaw from September
1939 though March 1942, in order to inform and alert the German government of potential epidemic situations. The bombing of
Warsaw left about 40% of the city without fresh water or functioning sewers. The report is divided into three parts. Part
1 targets Jews, accusing them of being a main part of the problem due to their reluctance of delousing. Statistics about the
Ghetto's population are also recorded, indicating that 55,000 Jews died in 1941 versus 18,520 Poles. 9 charts document births
and deaths due to various diseases, and are divided into two sections, one for Jews and one for Aryans. Also included are
two photographs of Nazi officials in front of the Warsaw Ghetto. Both photographs have handwritten annotations on the reverse.
Part I was cleared for release as an administrative report; Parts 2 and 3 were for official German use only.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jews, Polish--Poland--Warsaw--Archival resources
Public health--Poland--Warsaw--20th century--Archival resources
Reports
Warsaw (Poland)--Population--20th century--Archival resources
World war, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Poland--Warsaw--Archival resources