MEDICAL INFORMATION, PAZARDZHIK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002500570008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Ddfenso of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Medical Information, Pazardzhik
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 9 October 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2 50X1-HUM
PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES 50X1-HUM
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. Pazardzhik) I with 40,000 inhabitants has one hospital and one
clinic, with a total of 60 physicians. The doctors spend three hours a day at
the hospital and another three hours visiting patients at their homes and giving
treatment at the clinic. Each physician works in a certain district and must
make a routine check of all its inhabitants once a month. Every citizen knows
to which doctor he is assigned, but in emergencies he is allowed to apply to any
other physician.
2. The hospital at Pazardzhik, with 400 beds, includes the following sections:
Internal, surgery, tuberculosis, pediatrics, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmic,
physiotherapy, contagious diseases, gynecology, and obstetrics.
3t In addition to the hospital and the clinic there is a preventive Medicine station
at Pazardzhik which deals with hygiene and the prevention of oontagious dieeaeee.
It has a_ staff of 20 phylaioians, including a bacteriologist, epidemologict, and
specialists for industrial hygiene public hygiene, foodetuffe, schools, malaria,
eto. During an epidemic this station is assisted by all the physicians in the
town.
4. Clinics in shall towns are also available to the inhabitants of the neighboring
villages, Residents of the town itself are assigned numbers by the secretariat of
the dispensary, which they use when they go to the physician to receive treatment.
Inhabitants of the villages must have a recommendation from the village doctor.
In 1952, the practice of personal cards for the patients was instituted.
5. Doctors arc paid inadequately, an interne receiving a gross salary of 600 lava per
month from which 60 lava are deducted for various purposes. Older physicians
reoe vie 700 to 800 lava, and the head of a hospital about 1,000 lava. Only
physicians who have more than three children receive family allowances.
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6. Ordinary medicines are available in the pharmacies at Pazardzhik. Penicillin
can be obtained only against a prescription signed by three physicians.
Streptomycin is used in hospitals for special cases, and is given to the patient
against a prescription signed by the department head and countersigned by the
director of the hospital. PAS is available only at the institutes for the
prevention of tuberdulosis.
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