title: [The health care of children in Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War].
abstract: The article deals with the task solutions on life and health preservation of children during the Great patriotic war and Leningrad blockade. The examples are presented illustrating the measures undertaken by the state and public health service concerning the evacuation, nutrition of children in conditions of strict deficiency of all food products, organization of medical care (including the development and implementation of new system of polyclinic care), the activities on health improvement of children, etc. The long-term qualitative and quantitative starvation of children adversely impacted the physical development, contributed to increased morbidity and mortality. The characteristic of children morbidity is given? Infectious morbidity included. The role of researchers from Leningrad pediatric medical institute in preservation of children's life is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D012426:Russia; D013217:Starvation / Q000266:history*; D047789:World War II