Medical and social issues of public health in western Belarus / eastern Poland within the Inter-war Period

Abstract

The hostilities which took place in the eastern parts of Europe during the First World War, and then during the Polish-Soviet war, had a very negative effect on the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the area and contributed to the spread of contagious and parasitic diseases among the local population. The aim of the study was to present the epidemiological situation in western Belarus and eastern Poland in the Inter-war period, with the emphasis on the prevalence of infectious diseases, anti-epidemic measures, sanitary conditions and the standard of living. Particular attention was paid to the medical and social aspects of the public health care in the inter-war reality of Eastern Europe.