[Stratagies on the way to "act on fighting venereal diseases"]

Urban development, industrialisation, fluctuation of population and social impoverishment of increasing number of proletariat caused in XIX century spread of tuberculosis and venereal diseases. Despite clearance of their aetiology, therapeutic abilities were limited. Social and medical activity has brought to the new political and social way in fighting these diseases. In 1902 the politicians, social workers and physicians formed "German Society for Fighting against Venereal Diseases" (DGBD). Increase of incidence of venereal diseases in course and after I-World War brought on 11th December 1918 to publishing by the Government of Third Reich a decree on fighting venereal diseases. Among other the importance was attached to obligation of treatment, amenability to punishment of conscious spreading of infection, obligatory informing by physicians, creation of consultation stations. This regulatory was prepared in a situation of instant need and it included many compromise solutions, which made a radical improvement of a situation more difficult. Between 1918 and 1927 the work has been carried out on new legal solutions. A long time gone until the time of adopting new legal solutions could be explained with contradictory tendencies in various political trends. After rejection by the parliament in 1923 and 1925 of two drafts of act on fight against venereal diseases on 22nd June 1925, the next version of act was passed under debates of 10th Committee in succession. In this meeting took part the representatives of all parties represented in both houses of parliament (the Centre, German National Party, Social Democratic Party, Communist Party), and representatives of the Land Governments. Discussion at the Meeting of 10th Committee concerned the controversial standpoints on the following issues: obligation and points of compulsory treatment and bearing the financial costs of them, expansion of consultation stations, exclusive right of giving treatment by approved physicians. ...