“It was calculated that in 1939 there were among the Poles about
35,000 persons suffering from open tuberculosis and, besides
this number, about 120,000 other consumptives in need of
treatment. * * *
“With the settlement of Germans in all parts of the Gau an
enormous danger has arisen for them. A number of cases of
infection of settled children and adults occurs daily.
* * * * *
“Therefore, something basic must be done soon. One must decide
the most efficient way in which this can be done. There are
three ways to be taken into consideration:
1. Special treatment [Sonderbehandlung] of the seriously
ill persons.