Announcements to the population issued by Rumkowski in the Lodz Ghetto: Announcement Number 409, dated 12 February 1944 regarding the sending of 1,500 workers outside the ghetto Those concerned must report to a committee, which will sit in the central prison, 12 February 1944; those found unfit for work will be released by the committee; those who do not report will be severely punished; Rumkowski repeats Announcement Number 407 from 09 February 1944 stating that it is forbidden to give lodging or a place to sleep to relatives or strangers who are not registered tenants of the building.