MEDICAL POLICE IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN XVIII-XIX CENTURIES
“Alive” in its reality, hard-won but anyway the greatest experience of saving people of the Russian Empire from disease and extinction is presented in the article. Managerial structure of all levels was involved in addressing this issue - from supreme state authority to relevant local structures. Besides medical professionals, the other state institutes and people also took part in it. Medical police was the integrated service, and its joint targeted activity allowed efforts to be focused on the most problem areas and results to be achieved in ensuring people’s resilience. Historical experience of medical police activity in the Russian Empire can be useful in modern conditions.