Semyon Fedorovich Kazansky. Founder of industrial railway hygiene

this article is devoted to studying the specifics and formation of industry standards for railway hygiene at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The analysis identifies key determinants that influenced the development of sanitary regulations governing rail transport. Special attention is given to the role of transportation communications in epidemic processes and the functional purpose of railways as a means of implementing preventive measures. It has been established that adequate control over the functioning of transport infrastructure under unfavorable epidemiological conditions requires implementation of a centralized state-sanctioned regulation model. Rail transport is not only considered an important mode of transport providing movement of people and goods but also a powerful tool for implementing preventive measures against mass diseases and epidemics. Railroads serve as platforms for targeted government projects including quarantine measures, health monitoring of passengers and staff, mass vaccination campaigns, and disinfection activities. The solution lies in creating scientifically grounded conceptual methodological approaches consistent with the overall ideology of the emerging socio-political order of the state. Separate initiatives by Professor S.F. Kazansky aimed at optimizing the sanitary-epidemiological condition of railway stations and adjacent territories are discussed.

S.F. Kazansky, N.A. Semashko, history of transport, history of medicine, railway, sanitary and hygienic measures, epidemics