Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

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Identifikator:: 1794855874

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-179223

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Polner, Tichon I. http://d-nb.info/gnd/172311195

Title:: Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

Place of publication:: New Haven

Publisher:: Yale Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: XXV, 317 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Activities of the zemstvo institutions on the eve of the war

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ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE WAR 43 tion to the cities, the number of abandoned children coming under the care of the zemstvos increased considerably and the problem of providing for them was becoming more and more serious and being discussed very earnestly at the zemstvo assemblies. A series of re forms was outlined and the larger cities, which were the greatest sinners in respect of the abandonment of children, and where the greatest number of orphans were found, were made to share in the financial support of these institutions. Veterinary Service. Some idea may be gained of the importance of the zemstvo organi: zation in the veterinary field from the following figures: Number of Veterinary Surgeons and Junior Officers in 1907. In the service of: Government civil military Zemstvos Municipalities [ndependent practitioners Total Number of veteri- Number of nary surgeons Junior officers 564 273 [,045 716 “v9 267 1,952 2928 2.248 2.447 When we consider the fact that in 1870 there were only twenty- two veterinary surgeons in the thirty-four zemstvo provinces, it is fair to say that veterinary service in the rural districts owed its de- velopment exclusively to the zemstvos. During the few years before the War each district in the zemstvo provinces was divided into sev- eral veterinary surgeon or junior officer areas; the veterinary offi- cers attended to stricken animals and engaged mainly in vaccinating cattle and horses against plagues and epidemics. Twenty-three pro- vincial zemstvos had their own veterinary laboratories producing vaccines against glanders, Siberian plague, and other contagious diseases. On the zemstvo veterinary staffs rested most of the respon- sibility for taking measures of a sanitary and police character against the spreading of animal plagues by herds moving from place to place. Seven provincial zemstvos had organizations for the insurance of live stock against epidemics.

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