HEALTH AND SANITATION DATA ON BUDAPEST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000200650009-8
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RFPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF I
Hungary
Health and Sanitation Data on
Budapest
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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population of Budapest
1,400,000 (1910 estimate)
communication facilities -Commerce and as
� ween Budapeat and other important countries or port6
By water - Austria and YUgoslavia.
By rail - Austriap'CzechoslOvakia, WW1- Rumania and Yugoslavia.
By Airline - Prague, Moseow, Bulharest and Tirana. There is no ,,ther
to the West except Prague.
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leading causes of death
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(1) Tuberculosis, (2) Heart diseases, (3) Venereal disease (4) Rheumatism
(paralysis).
Typhoid not
Cholera not
Typhus not
Plague not
Yellow Fever
Leprosy not
Smallpox not
TUberculosis
Malaria rare
Dysentery (amoebie and bacillary) -
common
common
common
common
- not comwon
common
common
- not common
diseases
not common
locally regarded as endemic
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Mater Supply
a very fine system.
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The system is owned by the City of Budapest Government and is about 50 years (50x1 The
sources of supply are springs in Kaposztas Megyer. Ogo water is taken from the Danube
River;) It is treated by biological filtering and distributed by underground pipeline.
the public system adequate to furnish water to the whole pcipu1ation-7
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Consumption is approximately 1,0 thousand to 200 thousand cubic meters per day. 50X1
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It is checked at a dentral checking point at the springs and given weekly spot cheeks
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the water from the public supply cafe to use without further treatment suoh5u,
boiling
There is no need for bottled waters.
There is very little shipping.
Springs are the only source of supply.
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the health Department
Slaughtering
Handling meats
Fish:
Shellfish
Uhrkets
Othr foods.
Restaurants
- yes
-yes
- nc
- no
- yes
- partly
- Occasionally
cowls milk distributed
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exercise control over the f;-cwing:
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Ei,ghty percent by state distribution agencies and 20% by farmers, mostly
Ten percent is pasteurized; 20% is bottled.
DizzaalLiaaattm
operating sanitary -sewerage
A very good system.
population
Eighty to Ninety percent
served by i
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milk cans.
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Where there is no such system,
human excreta
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is collected in buckets and then buried.
What is the ultimate disposal of sewage?
Fir
rtilizer. The residue goes to the river.
human excreta used for fertilizing lan
drainage system
is an excellent system.
storm sewers or open ditches
none
heavy rain
'places
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general collection of garbage
once a week,
ultimate disposal
of garbage
There are two large incinerators. Ninety-five percent le
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Streets are cleaned: at least twice each week. Dead animals are picke
garbage unit and burned.
disposal of the dead
Ninety-percent are buried.
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Since the end of World War II about 10Y, aee erenated
There is no pest control of any kind.
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There are 12 hospitals to care for the sick. No charity beds are available. euspitals
have the following services available: medical, surgical, dental, nursirg and obstetri-
ea) services. Hospitals are overcrowded,
common drugs
If available, they are very expensive.
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There are active divisions of tuberculosis control, venereal disease,:sa.eitation�
maternity, infant, -child health and services for follow-up of infectious disease.
All agencies are government operated; the�
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services are free.
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communicable diseases
are reported to the MUnicipal Medical Chief who publishes
Venereal disease need not be reported,
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immunization procedures
applied to children
Small-pox, diphtheria and presently tubercular immunization.
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a list every slasbxl
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None to the public, only to the military.
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Ninety percent of the population is dependent on public assistance.
Health conditions fair
Sanitation Good
Available Medical Care Fair
Available Dental Care Fair
Available Hospital Care Poor
Climatic Effect on children - etrod
Climatic Effect on women - Good
Climatic Effect on men -Sood
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hazards that would affect infanta and children
Tuberauloais and venereal distant.
gducation
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Grammar School - 4 years, compulsory.
Gymnasium - 4 years
English is excluded in all schools.
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In Budapest
Szeged -
Debrecen -
P,;c4
Miskolc
there are two scientific and technical universities.
theology, medicine, philosophy, law
thcology� medicine, philosophy, law
theology, medicine, philosophy; law
theology, medicine; philosophy, law
Only a minimum of theology is taught in the above universities. Special courses for
training in rublic health work are given to dbctors,. dentists and nurses.
There
are 8000 to 10,000 students in the six named schools
quality of training in the medical schools.
It is worse than before World War II. Six hours are spent on CommunLt l'_eciry and
another six hours on military subjects.
teaching facilities
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Teachers are chosen according to their political affilation and not the..L! abilities.
Ekli!al_Rtiumgh and Dgmazumpli
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The quality of research and development is very poor because the scientific fiel is
not too attractive and the number of laboratories is regulated by government erde:?.
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The most significant medical research is being conducted in surge,./.
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pharmaceutical laboratories sgficently developed to synthesize
substitute drugs normally imported:
Chinoin Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Co, Ltd"- Ujpest To-u5.
G. Ricil*ICo Ltd,- Medicinal plant extract - Bpatp Cserkesz u-12.
Bayer & Co. - By 1X, Hogyes Endre - U-17.
Thalmayer & Seitz Ltd. - Bp V -- Zrinyi - u3
F Kochmeisterts Succsrs Lts - import and. export
Aikaloida Chemical Works Ltd
Human Laboratories Ltd.
Pharmacia Co Ltd Bp VII - Izabella V6
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In Hungary, tuberculosis is most prevalent due to malnutrition and lack of housing
facilities. Malnutrition is not due to the lack of food but to improper preparation
and cooking. Ai organization (Green Cross) was established to teach housewives
-proper cooking techniques and ways to diversify diets so as to get full benefit
from food consumed.
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