The role and functions of police officers in ensuring sanitation and hygiene in the Russian Empire

the role of law enforcement agencies of the Russian Empire in the field of sanitary supervision and public hygiene is of significant scientific interest for understanding the evolution of state mechanisms for protecting public health. A retrospective analysis of police functions in the field of sanitary control allows us to trace the transformation of administrative approaches to ensuring the well-being of citizens, revealing the continuity between historical practices and modern methods of regulating public health. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role and functions of police officers in ensuring sanitation and hygiene in the Russian Empire. The significance of this research is enhanced by the fact that understanding the historical context helps to identify the roots of some modern challenges in the field of public hygiene and public health. During the Russian Empire, the police played a key role in the implementation of government reforms and policies aimed at improving the living conditions of the population, which is directly related to modern urban planning and municipal management practices.

the Russian Empire, police authorities, state policy, sanitation and hygiene, public life, provision