Stages of formation and development of sanitary and epidemiological stations in Russia. (to the anniversary of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Russia)

Abstract

The concept and purpose of sanitary stations organized in the XIX century in Western Europe, as well as the first sanitary stations of pre-revolutionary Russia in the cities of Perm, Odessa, Moscow and St. Petersburg are revealed. The historical roots of the emergence of the first district sanitary stations on the territory of the USSR are presented. The information about the creation in the Ryazan region in 1928 of the first complex specialized sanitary and epidemiological institution — the provincial central sanitary and bacteriological station named after the 10th anniversary of Soviet medicine. The main stages of formation and development of sanitary-epidemiological stations in the USSR are shown.