Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium
Introduction '''Tōhoku Shinseien Sanatorium''' or '''National Sanatorium Tōhoku Shinseien''' is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients situated in Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken, Japan, founded in 1939.
History ===Background===Following prefectural sanatoriums, 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.===Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium===*In October, 1939, National Sanatorium Tohoku Shinseien was established. *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.===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 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-patientsYear  Males  Females  Total1939  39  13  521940  311  139  4501945  430  175  6051955  397  220  6171965  350  204  5541975  299  174  4731985  230  157  387 Year  Number ofin-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 Year  Patients 1948  0 1949  3 1950  0 1951  0 1952  1 1953  0 1954  2 1955  1 Year  Patients 1956  2 1957  3 1958  2 1959  2 1960  29 1961  7 1962  6
Museum *On June 26, 2006, "Shinsei Museum" 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 stigma. It is open between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays.
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References *Leprosy and society(1986), Kon S. J. Iwate med Ass 38,2,161-174. (In Japanese)*Leprosy in Japan*Dr.Kamikawa Yutaka in Japanese
External links * Shinseien Leprosarium HP in Japanese