Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium
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Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium or National Sanatorium Tohoku Shinseien is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients situated in Tome-shi, Miyagi
-ken, Japan
, starting in 1939.
s, the Japanese Government decided to increase sanatoriums, starting with National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
in 1930. Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium
was the 6th sanatorium which was established in 1939.
might influence the number of those who went into the society.
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
-ken, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, starting in 1939.
Background
Following prefectural sanatoriumSanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
s, the Japanese Government decided to increase sanatoriums, starting with National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
, or the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients on the island of Nagashima in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan, which was founded in 1930.-Background:...
in 1930. Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
was the 6th sanatorium which was established in 1939.
Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium
- In October, 1939, National Sanatorium Tohoku Shinseien was established.
- Apr 1996:The 1953 LeprosyLeprosyLeprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
Prevention Law was abolished. - Jul 1998: The trial for compensationDamagesIn law, damages is an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury; grammatically, it is a singular noun, not plural.- Compensatory damages :...
started. - May 11, 2001: The trial for compensation ruled that the previous LeprosyLeprosyLeprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
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 unconstitutional periods.
Number of Patients at the end of the fiscal year
The number of in-patients is the sum of patients which changed not only by the newly diagnosed hospitalized and those who died among in-patients, by other factors such as the number of patients who escaped or were discharged, depending on the condition of the times. Recently they were encouraged to be discharged, but the long period of the segregation policy causing leprosy stigmaLeprosy stigma
Leprosy stigma is a kind of social stigma, a strong feeling that a leprosy patient is shameful and is not accepted normally in society. Also called leprosy related stigma, leprostigma and stigma of leprosy.-Stigma:...
might influence the number of those who went into the society.
- the end of the fiscal year is the March 31, next year
Number of in-patients Year Males Females Total 1939 39 13 52 1940 311 139 450 1945 430 175 605 1955 397 220 617 1965 350 204 554 1975 299 174 473 1985 230 157 387
| Year | Number of in-patients |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 191 |
| 2004 | 177 |
| 2005 | 167 |
| 2006 | 158 |
| 2007 | 152 |
| 2008 | 144 |
The number of healed, discharged patients
| Year | Patients |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 9 |
| 1941 | 21 |
| 1942 | 13 |
| 1943 | 8 |
| 1944 | 2 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 |
| 1949 | 3 |
| 1950 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1959 | 2 |
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 6 |
Museum
- On June 26, 2006, "Shinsei MuseumMuseumA museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
" opened with various historical materials concerning patients' life in previous days of the Sanatorium in the classroom of the branch school of Hanokizawa within the Sanatorium. Its purpose is to reduce leprosy stigmaLeprosy stigmaLeprosy stigma is a kind of social stigma, a strong feeling that a leprosy patient is shameful and is not accepted normally in society. Also called leprosy related stigma, leprostigma and stigma of leprosy.-Stigma:...
. It is open between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays.
External links
- Shinseien Leprosarium HP in Japanese