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Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium

Coordinates: 34°24′34″N 134°06′25″E / 34.40944°N 134.10694°E / 34.40944; 134.10694
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National Sanatorium Ooshima Seishōen
Map
Geography
Location6034-1, Aji-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Organisation
Care systemHealthCare of those who had leprosy
TypeNational hospital run by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
History
Opened1909
Links
Websitehttp://www.k4.dion.ne.jp/~poet/ooshima.html
ListsHospitals in Japan

Ooshima Seishōen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Ooshima Seishōen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients, situated in a small island called Ooshima, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken, Japan which was established in 1909.

History

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Background

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Ooshima Seishoen

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  • Apr 1, 1909: Prefectural Ooshima Leprosarium was established in a small island 8 km off from the port of Takamatsu.
  • 1910:Prefectural Ooshima Sanatorium.
  • July 1, 1941:National Leprosarium Ooshima Seishoen.
  • Nov, 1946:National Sanatorium Ooshima Seisoen.
  • Apr 1947:"Patient Comfort Money" started.jthis was changed to "Patient Salary Money" in 1971, which was equivalent to the National Pension for Handicapped Grade 1.
  • 1948:Promin treatment started.
  • 1961:Aid work by patients began to be transferred to employees.
  • Apr 1996:The 1953 Leprosy Prevention Law was abolished.
  • Jul 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 unconstitutional periods.

The Number of Patients

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  • 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 stigma might influence the number of those who went into the society.[2]
Year
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Number of
in-patients
1945 590
1950 647
1955 694
1960 685
1965 624
1970 559
1975 526
1980 496
1985 442
1990 369
1995 305
1999 253
Year Number of
in-patients
2003 188
2004 170
2005 158
2006 155
2007 138
2008 127

References

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  1. ^ Japan Leprosy History (1993) Shun-Ichi Yama moto University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo
  2. ^ Fukken Eno Jitsugetsu (2001) Zenkoku Hansenbyo Ryouyousho Nyuushosha Kyougikai, Koyo Shuppansha Tokyo
  3. ^ "ハンセン病のリンク集|国立ハンセン病療養所|療養所別トピクス". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2012-10-09. Libell's statistics

34°24′34″N 134°06′25″E / 34.40944°N 134.10694°E / 34.40944; 134.10694