The State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service was set up according to the decree «On the sanitary authorities of the Republic» dated 15 September 1922. The paper gives materials on the organization of the sanitary-epidemiological service in the Krasnoyarsk Region, on the development of a network of sanitary and anti-epidemic institutions and measures aimed at improving the sanitary and epidemiological status. Work under the supervision of S.I. Nozik with the participation of specialists of leading research institutes in the region was done to study infectious and parasitic diseases for the development and implementation of preventive and anti-epidemic measures in the area of construction of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station and subsequently for the population of the region. The contribution of the heads of the sanitary and epidemiological service to sanitary and epidemiological welfare in the region is noted.

Keywords: Krasnoyarsk Region, researches, sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing, sanitary and epidemiological service, anti-epidemic measures