HEALTH AND SANITATION DATA ON BUDAPEST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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population of Budapest
1,400,000 (1930 estimate)
communication teal 1itleB, cO ws tQe end 211j5
between auaapest and other important countries or y,.q
By water - Austria and Yugoslavia.
By rail - Austria, Czechoslovakia, USSR, Rumania and Yugoslavia.
By Airline - Prague, 16cscbw, Buehareat and Tirana. There is no other conneotior,
to the West except Prague.
leading causes of death
(1) 'iuterculosis, (2) Heart diseases, (3) Venereal disease (4) Rheumatism
(paralysis).
~ocally regarded as endemiel
Tuber mioMRSSIFICATION (all forms).
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Typhoid not ccm n
Cholera not common
Typhus not common
Plague not common
Yellow Fever - not coon
Leprosy not nommcn
Smallpox net common
Tuberculosis - not common
Malaria rare
TM sentery (neebie and bacillary) - not common
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The system is owned by the City of Budapest Goverment and is about 50 years old. The
sources of supply are springs in Kaposztas Megyer. (No water is taken from the Darabe
Fiver, It is treated by biological filtering and distributed by underground pipeline.
Consumption is approximately 150 thousand to 200 tl~---Sand cubic meters per day.
percent of the population actually uses the public supply
sanitary quality of water
It is chocked at a central checking point at the springs and given weekly spot checks
throughout the city.
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water tr m the public supply safe to use without further treatment such as
o in
Springs are the only source of supply.
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Stua,;hterirg
Handling meats
Fish
Shellfish
Mar]-etc
Other foods
Restaurants
- yes
- yes
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pax tly
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cow's milk distributedL--]
Eighty percent by state distribution agencies and 20% by farmers, mostly in milk cans.
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Ninety-percent are buried. Since the end of World War II about 10% are cremated.'
Pest Control
There is no pest control of any kind.
badical and Hospital Facilities
There are 12 hospitals to care for the sick. No charity beds are available. hospitals
have the following services available: medical, surgical, dental, nursing and obstetri-
cal services. Hospitals are overcrowded.
If available, they are very expensive.
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is collected in buckets and then burie
First it is trapped and used for fertilizer. The residue goes to the river.
general collection of garbage
Streets are cleaned at least twice each week. Dead animals are picked ul. ~)y the
garbage unit and burned.
disposal of the dead[
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communicable diseases
E are reported to the I& nicipal Medical Chief who publishes a list every month.
Venereal disease :seed not be reported.
E immL,i.zation procedures applied to children=
Small-pox, diphtheria and presently tubercular immunization.
None to the public, only to the military.
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 - flood
Climatic Effect on women - Good
Climatic Effect on men - ?ood
I hazards that would affect infanta and children
Thberoulosia and venereal dineass, 2
AdUL t1.an
Grammar school - 4yearr,, compulsory.
Gymnasium - 4 years
English is excluded in all schools.
In Budapest there are two scientific and technical universities.
Szeged -- theology, medicine, philosophy, law
D"-hrecen - theology, medicine, philosophy, law
theology, medicine; philosophy, law
Miskolc - theology, medicine., philosophy, law
Cil.y a minimum of theology is taught in the above universities. Special courses for
1,rcining is public health -+ork are given to doctors,, 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 Co mn st theory and
another six hours on military subjects.
reaching facilities
Teachers are chosen according to their political affilation and not their abilitie-.
jkdi cal Research and Dee 'r+*~on
The quality of research and development is very; poor beoansethe scientific fief is
not too attractive and the gulated by government. order.
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substitute huge normally imported:
Chinoir. Cue iGai and Pbarmfloeu tivai. works Go, Ltd
0. RiolbtacCo Ltd,,- Medicinal plant extract - BP X
Byer & Co. - 3 lx Hogyes Endre - U-17.
Thalmayer & Seitz Ltd. - Bp V -- Zrinyi -,u3
F Koohmeister's Succors Lts - Import and export
Human Laboratories Ltd.
Pharmaoia Co Ltd Bo VII - Izaballa V6
- U jpes t to-a%
Cserkeez u-12.
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In Huunnggary, tuberculosis is at prevalent due to ralnutrition and lack of housing
facilities. AGxlnutrition is.not due to the lack of food but to improper preparation
and c
An organization (Orson Croce) was established to teach houeewivea
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proper coo teo1miquee and ways to diversify diets so as to got full benefit
from food consume(.
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