THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES OF RUSSIAN NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY

The creation of the system of medical services in ships on trips and at shores is presented. The experience of establishing and developing of administrative bodies of marine medicine in Russia is analyzed. Brief biographic sketches of the chiefs of marine medical service active in the first half of the XIX century are presented, including such figures as Rogers, Leyton, Gassing, and Mende. Archival documents about the structure and functions of administrative bodies of marine medicine are reviewed.

медицинская коллегия, медицинская канцелярия, медицинская экспедиция, Главный доктор флота, Генерал-Штаб-Доктор Флота, Генерал-Штаб-Лекарь, Управление Генерал-Штаб-Доктора Флота, medical college, medical office, medical expedition, Chief Marine Doctor, Marine General Headquarters Doctor, Marine General Headquarters Physician, Marine General Headquarters Doctor’s Administration