TUBERKULIOZE
Warsaw: Towarzystwo Ochrony Zdrowia Ludnosci Zydowskiej [Society for Safeguarding the Health of the Jewish Population; TOZ], 1927. Item #43524
First edition. Period boards, 18 mo, 4 pages, 15.5 cm. In Yiddish. The title translates as “Tuburculosis.”
Pamphlet on the causes and symptoms of tuberculosis published by the TOZ in Warsaw for dissemination amongst Jewish communities in Poland.
“The Towarzystwo Ochrony Zdrowia Ludnosci Zydowskiej (Society for Safeguarding the Health of the Jewish Population; TOZ) was established in Warsaw in 1921…The objective of TOZ, which was funded by memberships, donations, and foreign Jewish philanthropies, was to look after the welfare and well-being of Jewish citizens in independent Poland, promoting their health and the health of their children…
…TOZ set itself the goal of extending the life expectancy of the Jews of Poland and looking after their health by promoting hygiene and providing adequate nutrition for infants and children. The organization focused on welfare activities for needy families and contributed to a substantial decrease in infant mortality among Jews. TOZ operatives provided instruction to pregnant women on such topics as nutrition and food products for babies. By 1929, only 6 Jewish newborns per 100 died (in Warsaw) as opposed to 12 per 100 non-Jewish babies. The organization provided vaccines against such infectious diseases as smallpox at Jewish schools. TOZ distributed food rations to 36,000 children at Jewish schools in 69 towns. It also organized summer camps for about 14,000 needy children who suffered from poor health due to inadequate living conditions and poor nutrition. Additionally, TOZ established hospitals for indigent Jews.
Organized health-care activities, aimed at treating infectious diseases and improving the nutrition of infants, began only after TOZ was established. It began its activity by treating boils and other skin diseases, and in the 15 years following its inception, TOZ managed to cure some 18,000 patients suffering from boils. Additionally, the organization specialized in treating tuberculosis and ophthalmic diseases.” (YIVO)
We could locate no copies in Worldcat nor using a Google search. Possibly a unique surviving copy.
Light markings but otherwise very good. Good+ Condition. Exceedingly rare. (PSB-1-34).
Price: $325.00