English Translation

A bs c hr if t. Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik der Deutschen Karls-Universität Prag II./499, 3rd XII. 1943 Director: Prof. Dr. L. Kr a u s Fernruf: 377-21 nese General Hospital in Prague. PON BCLNON IBg0e bne Becpy ECTEE in asb sb tettawe To Mr OB der LMOBU LS DG deutschen Wissenschaftliche Hochschulen etb rido Prag. E - m e e Subject: Ad c 11 05 87 tm merey BEROE B0y Since I was not in Prague at the end of August, I did not face the 9018E case personally, but after a new understanding I could raise the following: The 10 week old child P r e i d 1 Peter was transferred on 19.VIII.1943 by the senior physician of the H.N.O. department of the SS hospital Prague with the diagnosis: Left ear otitis - mastoiditis with breakthrough, to the children's clinic for admission; it arrived on Sel + Ben days in the evening in our clinic. Since there was no fever (according to temperature chart 37.2), the child had a long journey behind him, was not sober, it was seen by the attending physician in the evening, and the operation, as is usual in these cases, was scheduled for the next morning. Since the child was not previously registered and during this time also cleaning and repair work were carried out at the clinic, whereby a whole floor (1/3 beds) was closed and thus also the German department was largely diminished, we were forced to accommodate the mother arriving in the evening with the child in the only empty bed. This was located in a large room, where 14 other beds were accommodated. Patients who were unaccompanied there had neither serious diseases nor infectious diseases. It was impossible to accommodate the patient who arrived in the evenings better or otherwise with the then limited number of beds and rooms. In addition, the reception was intended from the outset only for the one night, since the child should operate the next day, and as usual for infants, should be transferred to the children's hospital for the control of the general condition. We cannot presume that the Czech patients, who are at our clinic, would dare against German patients escaa