[The activities of the field-doctor I. T. Voskoboynikov at Kama mills at the turn of XVIII-XIX centuries].

The article considers the main facts of the biography of the field-doctor I. T. Voskoboynikov during his activities in the Kama mills (Izhevsk and Votkinsk ironworks) in the Vyatka Guberniya. The main stages of his service during the end of the XVIII - beginning of the XIX century are defined. The scope of medical duties and contribution to development of the social sphere of the mining department are analyzed. The article highlights the main problems of the regional health system that I. T. Voskoboynikov had to solve in the considering period. Among them were issues of full material support of Izhevsk and Votkinsk hospitals (both economic and medical parts), training and organization of smallpox vaccination. The attention is paid to the interaction of the field-doctor with the factory administration. According to the results of the study it is concluded that I. T. Voskoboynikov was one of the first field-doctors and inspectors of state mining hospitals and he stood at the origins of occupational medicine in two major industrial centers of the region. The research was based on materials from number of central and regional archives.