HEALTH OF THE ALBANIAN POPULATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R004500020001-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION -0I ~,
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IF' .. Is NAT REPO
COUNTRY Albania
SUBJECT Health of the Albanian Porsulai;iorl
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
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Trines are chronic sufferers from rialariam
syphilis and eye diseases ("naladio dos youx oryptienne"). In country
dlstric s thins are better., tho,;.,h Vt: r from satisfactory. 18 of re-
cruits inspected in 1949 were rat,ortedly exeraisted from military service
on medical grounds.
3. Dr. Vasov's report to the Soviet authorities included the followir.
"rIncidonce of Disease and Mortality" Tables" for various pa,-ts of
Albania,, covering the period 1 Jar1 ar y_3l October 1949.
REPORT
CD NO.,
DATE DISTR.. 9 1karch 1950
NO. OF PAGES 3
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The reports of Soviet speci?a1iss allegedly show that the general
health of the Albanian population has become poor and is affecting
not only industrial and a.rricult;ura1 production, but the manpower
of the army as well.
Town or
Di stri ct
Tirana - City
it - District
Shkoder - Town
it - District
G;jinokastor
Jierrat
Korce
Kuke s
Pe shlcop
Durres
lbasan
Vlone
A S S S
Measles Typhus T;,,zhoid Malaria Scarlet Dysentery asir,htheria
911 13 49 1007
107C 32 326 907
488 29 5116 939
605 7 2196
98 119 672 545
2320 88 439 4017
=6371 106 114f7 5204
1012 23 471 803
75; 19 927 374
1636) 4L sOG2 3Li;cx
1753 56 a~f.3 vC1
5943 117 ;3c8 8502
903
1720
'518
750
2077
193C
274:0
9410
1555
2260
71G
4014
1215
78
78
1511
415
822
2289
21l
341C
21 110
3015
1649
5118
2 CG
1360
726
2127
1502
3468
1:~ )2
4030
1696
11465
47;
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Town or
District
Tirana - City
" - Di striot
Shkoder - Toirn
" - District
Gjinokaster
Berat
Force
Makes
Peshkop
Durres
Elbasan
Vione
a, PAaot-tally the only medical attention given the local popu-
lation being that provided by Soviet doctors. The Albanian Health Service 50X1-HUM
trio rlrst--aid equipment Of the whole arm is o v suffioie t OUAI-nuivi
r
n
' easles Typhus Typhoid Malaria Scarlet Dysentery Diphtheria
17
11
14
42
18
20
1
1
51
5
1
18
47
46
59
13
21
303
4
61
2
15
28
9
24
36
~..
`102
60
22
48
75
21
83
44, The reports indicate the acmplet,ely inadequate eta-be of radical assistance
4 41 U-4
ou,
he mo_
tality rate is largely offset by the birth rate the situation is nevertheless
serious,
,mvo reg naento and is in tiable oozndition? lth ~
o
50X1-HUM
b
n
ce
ven the Soviet hoWttl th btf
,.ua,ees o thethree, only has 60 beds.
Both clinics have been Organized by the Soviet authorities, who are also in
control of the Women's Hospital ?,t More. In addition, there are 25 hospitals
and clinics in Albania, mostly of P= extremely primitive kited ~^"" ' '' '""
50X1-HUM
5. Tirana, with a population of 45,O0b, possesses throe hospitals and two small
cli
i
E
6.. There are reportedly three sanatcria in the country, one located at 1'o radei
which .was not up and since modernized by the Soviets and 50X1-HUM
acca modating ,ooo patients, in addition to the sanatoria at Vionae and near
A'ira, neither of which has any of the neeessaryequipment.
7. 0 a report givos th=a In ant mortality rate during the first 50X1-HUM
10 months of 1040
as being nearl 600 dth bi
y,eaeng due among other causes, 50X1-HUM
to the following diseases:
Genera). debility
Syphilis
Pulmonary disea sos
Eye diseases
315
39
3
19
93
248
301
33
196
13
64
2
204
33
572
51
78
214
206
125
380
GC
92
27
324
82
407
39
41
94
100
12
17
69
215
83
139
95
274
101
274
307
2
333
16
84
37
101
89
82
73
ma aria and syphilis is the most widespread of
With which Soviet doctors al
one are capabl b dli
eeang.
ambulance serves at Ta
rairm all r d1 d
With a staff of 44 doctors. and nurses and 17 Albanian orderlies, dealt iith
15,420 cases..
.
y Galt With ,ono
oases during the 10 months under revivee while the 12
9. Provision is allegedly being ride for the establishment of six new r alitary
clinics. &o. LIM Gega, Secretary of the Albanian Women's Anti-Fascist
Union (at present in Woo
0070s is responsible for organizing those clinics.
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They will reportedly be named s: %er the following six Albanian female
Partisans shot during the war.
"Margarita Tu- ulani
"Liri Gerro"
" She jnaz Juke
"Penelop1 Fir-o"
"
IHaaxlUre Yzr?"
"Qeriba DerriU
The necessary equipment is beinL; obtained from Czechoslovakia, the motor
ambulances being supplied by tgary.
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