STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-01103
• Publication Date: September 13, 1955

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COUNTRY East Germany REPORT NO.
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SUBJECT Structure and Personnel of the DATE DISTR.
Ministry_of,,Pablid Health
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13 September 1955
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1. The following table shows the structure and personnel of the Fast
German Ministry for Public Health
Officials
Minister - Luitpold Steidle (CD11)
Deputy Minister - Prof.H4rmann,Wetskyl(M)3.Poctor at ti Academy
for Social Hygiene
State Secretary - Jenny Matern (SED)
Personal Referent$4 to the State Secretary -Anni Kocchling (SEW
Departments
a. Cadre Department
Chief - Hartung (fnu - SED)
Hauptsachbearbeiter - Gutsche (fnu - SED)
Sachbearbeiter - Lieselotte Schulz
b. Control Department
Chief - Formerly Brinkmann (fnu); Brinkmann is being transferred
to an economic institute. The name of his successor
not known.
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0. Main Department for Curative Medicine (Heilwesen)
Chief -Prof:, Erwin .a.rkusso.n (SD), Markusson is due to be trans-
ferred in the near future to the East German Academy of
Sciences. This promotion -tia a reward for his work in
setting up a code list for diseases which is now used in
East Germany in writing outmsick slips'
(1) Stationary Health Services Facilities -Department
Chief - Dr. Erler (fnu - SED)
Hauptreferentin - Dr. Margarete Krueger (SED)
Heferat for Tumors - Dr. Wittig (frill); recently dismissed;
the name of his successor is not known.
Referat f EinctrotAlIrtny- . and Radium - Dipl. Phys. Wolfgang
---bencr (SD); house ph ' icist at Charite' Hospital.
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Referat for Rest Homes and Spas - Dr. Seyfert (fnu), chief physician
at the Municipal Hospital in such.
Referat for Body and Bone Diseases - Frau Dr. Schielefarber.
(2) Statistics Department
Chief - Schlorf (fun)
(3) Pharmacy Department
Chief - Not known; this department is being Converted into c Main
Department.
d. Main Department for Mother and Child Care
Chief - Not known.
eto Main Department for Hygiene
Chief - Dr, Gehrke (fun); Gehrke is allegedly to succeed Markusson when
the latter transfers to the East German Academy of Sciences.
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20 The East German Ministry for Health is currently in the procesti of moving, ,
to the office building on peue Wilhelmstrasseiftter ten Linden. /-
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ammo nt Formerly reported as Rade tzky�
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