LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES' ROLE IN SANITARY IMPROVEMENT OF WESTERN SIBERIA TOWNS (THE END OF THE XIX - THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY)
The article describes the sanitary condition of towns in Western Siberia at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, examines the local (urban) self-government bodies' activity on the improvement of the streets, squares, public buildings, territories adjoining to the citizens' houses, the organization of the supervision of water supply sources, sewage, the state of latrines. The conclusion is made about enhancing the local authorities' cooperation with the initiative community on improving sanitary conditions in the towns, preventing and combating epidemics, and the population's sanitary-hygienic education.