Suruga Sanatorium

or National Suruga Sanatorium is a national sanatorium for leprosy and ex-leprosy patients situated in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan since 1945.

History After the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937- ), wounded soldiers became problematic and Matsuki Miyazaki proposed in 1937 that those who developed leprosy, during military service, should be given treatment and pension in the same degree as those who developed tuberculosis during service.War and leprosy (1948), Miyazaki M. Repura 17,1-7.

The following is a timeline of events: 1940: Treatment for leprosy in Japanese soldiers was approved. 1942: A sanatorium was planned and National Sanatorium Wounded Soldiers' Suruga Sanatorium was established on December 15, 1944. December 15, 1944: Sanatorium opened. June 10, 1945: The first patient was hospitalized. December 1, 1945: The facility became National Suruga Sanatorium. April 1996: The 1953 Leprosy Prevention Law was abolished. July 1998: The trial for compensation started. May 11, 2001: The trial for compensation ruled that the previous Leprosy Prevention was unconstitutional. May 25, 2001: The trial for compensation was confirmed. The compensation of 8,000,000 yen to 14,000,000 yen was given to patients depending on the duration of their incarceration.

Patients The number of in-patients varied depending on admissions, deaths, escapes and discharges.Fukken eno Jitsugetsu(2001), Nyushosha Kyogikai, Koyo Shuppansha, Tokyo Yearhttp://www.eonet.ne.jp/~libell/4ryouyousyo.html#itirannhyou Number of in-patients(residents）2009.12.20 Number ofin-patients 1945 44 1950 273 1955 436 1960 453 1965 373 1970 344 1975 306 1980 290 1985 251 1990 232 1995 214 1999 188 Year Number ofin-patients 2003 151 2004 141 2005 136 2006 127 2007 119 2008 112

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Suruga Sanatorium

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