DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS OF MEDICINE IN SURGUTSKY UYEZD OF TOBOLSK GOVERNORATE IN THE LATE 19<sup>th</sup> AND EARLY 20<sup>th</sup> CENTURIES
At the turn of 20<sup>th</sup> century one of the most socially important problems for the Siberian margin was the development of medicine. Severe deficiencies in qualified healthcare manpower, medical institutions and medical supplies have contributed to the persistence of high mortality (mainly due to exogenous factors) and low life expectancy in the Surgutsky uyezd of the Tobolsk Governorate. The article describes the state of medicine in the uyezd and identifies problems of its development.