DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE IN PENZA REGION (EARLY 1960<sup>th</sup>)
The article examines the state of medical care and medicine in the Penza region in the early 1960s; The material financing of the health system and the availability of health personnel; The activities of the authorities and medical organizations for the prevention and control of diseases - trachoma, diphtheria, abdominal typhoid, rabies, etc. - are studied.