THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 79, sig. 110-3/19

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Z e i t u n g s n o t i z ! Health care of the civilian population for the duration of the total war operation. Evening ordinations and Sunday service of the doctors. The medical association of Bohemia and Moravia was instructed by an order of the head of the working group of healing professions in Bohemia and Mähren to ordain even in the evening hours between 5 and 8 pm. The population is expected to see only those patients who are unable to obtain medical assistance during the day by using their wartime equipment in the case of the already overloaded doctors during these hours. The same rule also applies to dentists and dentists. The supply of medicines is also ensured by the allocation of a corresponding number of pharmacies to the night service. Each pharmacy is obliged to announce the address of the next pharmacy assigned to the overnight service. In addition, the medical profession was instructed to hold office hours on Saturday afternoon, although from Saturday noon to Monday morning in all places with more than 1 0.O00 inhabitants next to 3O there is an orderly medical on-call service, which is available for all health emergencies. Similarly, a corresponding number of pharmacies will keep open Sundays and celebrations. The local police authorities will also assist the population in the provision of transport equipment on Sundays or celebrations for urgent and life-threatening cases.