Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

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Identifikator:: 1794855874

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-179223

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Author:: Polner, Tichon I. http://d-nb.info/gnd/172311195

Title:: Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

Place of publication:: New Haven

Publisher:: Yale Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: XXV, 317 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VI. Relief of sick and wounded soldiers

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SICK AND WOUNDED 93 course of 1915 did not exceed the estimate of the Ministry of War made in August, 1914. On the other hand, the work accomplished by the several clearing hospitals, when taken separately, was far from what had been expected, as will be seen from the following figures, which show the percentages of the total number of sick and wounded distributed among the four principal evacuation centers: Evacuation in 1915. Estimates of Actually regis- War Department tered in 1915 (percentage) Petrograd Moscow Kursk Kharkov Nther centers 22 5 18.1 57.1 7.3 10.3 ~.2 - % These figures also show the relative importance of the four prin- cipal clearing hospitals. The comparative lull in the stream of casualties during the win- ter campaign of 1915-1916 brought up the question of closing some of the zemstvo hospitals, which had been standing idle for months. Many of the local committees had repeatedly applied to the Central Committee for permission to close such hospitals, but invariably received a negative reply. Having assumed the obligation of main- taining hospital facilities of a definite capacity, the Central Com- mittee felt that it was bound to hold itself ready for any possible emergency.* At about the same time the Zemstvo Union was confronted with another serious problem in connection with the evacuation of the wounded. The military medical authorities were anxious to utilize for the purpose of evacuation those military hospitals which had been removed from the war zone to the interior and which afforded a capacity of 40,000 beds. At this time it was impossible to find ac- commodation for such a vast number of hospital beds, so that the only solution of the problem seemed to be a speedy construction of new hospitals. But this certainly was not the moment to think of * Izvestia (Bulletin) of the Central Committee, Nos. 85-36, pp. 46-52.

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