PROBLEM OF MEDICAL CARE The PRISONER OF WAR to TURKS in 1809-1812
The question of the Turkish prisoners of war captured during the Russo -Turkish war of 1806-1812, in domestic science is studied a little. If situation captured the Ottoman Empire in Russia at the first stage of war, a problem of relationship of Turks with the population of internal provinces and legal status Turkish captured in 1809-1812 the author were considered in other works, the problem of incidence Turkish captured and the organization for them medical care specially wasn't studied. Epidemic history in the Alexandria district (quite effectively and quickly suppressed) was rather an exception for places of continuous placement of Turks where in the conditions of stable existence diseases mortality was extremely insignificant. It testifies to success of the provincial authorities in preservation of life and health of the captured. The majority of outbreaks of diseases and the increased mortality falls on transportation time, first of all, from a battlefield to border points and directly in them. Documents on epidemic in the Alexandria district show that as one of the most important factors of distribution of epidemic of the power considered ethnoconfessional features of household behavior Turkish captured, they were considered also as a serious obstacle in fight against diseases. Understanding it, the Russian officials undertook purposeful efforts on overcoming of cross-cultural barriers, convinced captured to adhere to the technique of prevention accepted then in Europe and treatment. And, apparently, their activity made some success in this direction.