The article highlights characteristics of epidemic control in the Ishim District of the Tyumen Governorate in the early 1920s. Based on previously unknown archival documents, the main directions for the prevention of epidemics in the Ishim District have been identified. The main measures to fight epidemics have been outlined, such as; expanding of the number of hospitals and feldsher’s stations in the county, improving their resource provision, conducting audits of medical institutions and pharmacies, examining public organisations for their compliance with sanitary and epidemics control standards, implementing organizational measures to comply with sanitary requirements in public places, and introducing a “food security tax” for the population. Special attention was given to assessing how these measures were put into practice and to identifying the reasons for their limited or absent implementation. What was illustrated by the research is that in spite of the measures taken, epidemic diseases spread rapidly. Interesting facts are presented that shed light on the living conditions of the local population during epidemics and their response to unfolded epidemiological situations.

Keywords: Tyumen province, Ishim district, epidemic diseases, epidemics, cholera, typhus, smallpox, epidemic control healthcare, medical institutions, public organizations.

 

 

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Accepted: 02.10.2025

Article is published: 15.12.2025