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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123 with easy manual labor. The hospital was considerably enlarged several times in the course of the War.?® SICK AND WOUNDED After the first feverish activities in equipping a sufficient number of beds, the local zemstvo committees found that about one-third of all the sick and wounded soldiers were in need, not only of general, but also of special treatment. The work of the zemstvos now gradu- ally tended more and more toward specialization either in hospitals already opened or in special hospitals newly created. Thus, in the city of Voronezh, on January 1, 1916, twenty zemstvo hospitals were functioning, as follows: six surgical hospitals, four mixed, one therapeutic hospital; one for infectious diseases, one for erysipelas, one for nervous disorders, and one representing a temporary home for patients awaiting evacuation. In Samara special hospitals were established for diseases of the ear, throat, and nose, and for skin and venereal diseases, as well as for nervous disorders and infectious diseases. In the province of Perm, fifty-four zemstvo hospitals were in operation on September 1, 1916, and there were also special hos- pitals for nervous disorders and for eye and ear diseases, as well as sanatoriums for mineral water and koumiss®® treatment. A similar specialization in hospital treatment was carried through in the prov- ince of Ekaterinoslav and in a majority of other provinces. Particu- larly frequent in these reports is the mention of hospitals for nerv- ous disorders. A typical institution of this kind was the hospital of the Voronezh zemstvo. It was opened in October, 1914, with 50 beds, but very soon increased this number to 130 and finally to 170. It was always crowded and the monthly percentage of occupied beds varied from 90 to 101. The hospital was opened in the building of the technical school and provided with steam heat, electricity, and bath rooms. Toward the close of the second week the equipment was com- pleted and the hospital was able to operate efficiently. In the course of the year a total of 540 patients was admitted from other zemstvo hospitals to this institution, while 199 patients came from hospitals maintained by the Union of Towns, 35 admissions were from mili- 2 Izvestia (Bulletin), No. 2, pp. 64-72; No. 45, pp. 13-21; No. 10, pp. 36-58. *® Koumiss—a fermented alcoholic drink prepared from mare’s milk. Other Hospitals for Special Treatments.

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