On the medical geography of medicinal sources used in sanatorium-and-spa organizations of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
The experience of collecting and summarizing data on curative mineral springs in the Russian Geographical Society is shown. The issues of the use of medicinal mineral sources in sanatorium-and-spa facilities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are considered. A brief historical analysis is carried out and the current state of the system for organizing the use of drinking and balneological sources of natural mineral waters under the jurisdiction of military sanatoria or used in conjunction with territorial civil health institutions is shown. To describe and represent the physical and chemical properties of mineral water, it was first proposed to use a graphic representation of the ratio of chemical elements in the form of colored circular nomograms that represent sectors of different area and color, the percentage of cations and anions that make up natural mineral water, indicating its mineralization, acidity and (or) radiation activity. The basic information on medicinal sources used in the sanatorium and resort organizations of the Ministry of Defense of Russia is presented in cartographic form on the territory of the Russian Federation.