ORGANIZATION OF THE EAST GERMAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH

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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2018-01103
• Publication Date: October 21, 1952

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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Organization of the East German Ministry of Health
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1. The East German Ministry of Health is at Scharhhoratstrasse 360 Berlin N4.
The Ministry oocupies the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors. The two bottom floors
are occupied by thellinistry of Labor.
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2. The organization of the Ministry of Health is shown in Annex I to this report.
3. The Ministry of Health has technical control over the following institutess
Title Address
Institute for Vitamin .Research
and Testing
Central Institute for Social
Health and Safety
Rabies Vaccination Institute
Central Institute for the
Testing of Medicines
Diabetics" Home and Research
Institute for Diabetics
Pharmaceutical Library
Responsibility of
Potsdam-Rehbrtioke Main Department III
Straw der Preiheit 155
Berlin-Lichtenberg
Noldnerstrasse 42
Potidam
Tornowstrasse 21
Te1tow
Karlsburg
Magdeburg
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Dr. Erwin Markussohn
Main Department lir
Division 1
Division 6
Main Department I
Division 1
Main Department I
Division 6
Main Department I
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Tuberculosis Eye Clinic
Pharmacy School
Gelfmatil;Healthilftaseum
Rheumatism Research
Institute
Upper School for
Professional Nurses
City Baths
Tuberculosis Research
Institute
Serum Testing Institute
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Address
Masserberg in Thilringen
Leipzig
Crosszschocher
Dresden
Dresden-Klotzsche
anigsbrOoker Strasse 6a
Dresden
SchUbertstrasse 42.
Bad Mater
Berlin-Buch
Berlin-Pankow
Wollankstras s e 16
Institute for Microbiology Jena
*Wilhelm Piece Ambulance Berlin
Service'
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Responsibility of
Training
Professor Maxim Zetkin
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Training
Division 1
Main Department I
Main Department III
Division 1
Main Department IV
Division 1
Main Department ry
40 Land Ministries. The central Ministry of Health works, in many of its capacities,
through the appropriate Land ministry or department, or through the Berlin office.
In early 1952 the following Land offices existeds
Land
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Title and Location
Brandenburg Ministerium fuer Gesundheitswesen
Potsdamo Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107
Mecklenburg Ministerium fuer Gesundheitswesen
Sohwerin, Werderstrisse 4
Oaxony.Anhalt Ministerium fuer Gesundheitswesen
Balle/Saikle, Kantstrasse 1
ThuriligW Bhuptabteilung fuer Gesundheitswesen
Erfurt, Arnstaedter Strauss 51
Saxony Ministerium fuer Gesundheitsmvsen
Dresden: Dr. Ourt-Fischer-Platz 3
Berlin Landesgesundheitsamt Gross-Berlin
Fisoherstrasse 39
In June4954 however: the Land health ministries were being slowly dissolved.
It was understood by high offioials, of the central Ministry that their staff would
be itoreased,00riespondingly. There were also rumors in the East German Ministry of
Health that the new enlarged central Ministry would move out of Berlins but there
appeared to be no basis for this rumor.
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ANNEXI.
Minister for Hmath
Luitpold Steidle
(Personal Assistant - Johanna Clausen)
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State Secretary
Prau Jenny Matern
Personnel
1 Main Department IsHealth
Dr. Erwin MArkussohn ,
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Legal
IAdministration
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Pivition 1 - Care Of patients (hospitalsppolyoliniosoetco)
Division 2 - Industrial Health
Division 3 - Spas and healing baths
Division 4 - Peop1es7 Diseases Adviser for Tuberculosis
Adviser for (lamer
Adviser for VD
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Division 5 - Drugs and Medicines* Adviser for Drip
ArbbUr 41,101r
Main.Departtent'IL Mother & Child 1
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Kaethe Kern
Main Department III, Science
and Researob..
ptiessioritaxii6Kistkin
.1 Main Department 171Hygiene
InSpection ,, .i- ',,',',
Professor Karl Walther
Adviser for Medicines
nius Brattschneider
Opium Bureau �
4.ton Mueller
--iDivision 1 - Higher Education and Medical Institutes
Division
2 . Direction of Science amditesetroh
14visiOn 3 - PUblio 'Relations and Popular Education
ivision 1 - Manses
Dr. Ruth Karsten
Division 2 . To Sanitation
Professor Brekenfeld
Winton 3 . Food Hygiene
Dr. Gerhard Hems
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