[The sanitary administration in Italy and malaria]

The basis for an adequate management of the public health in Italy were layed only from 1888. The article presents the situation of the sanitary organization between XIX and XX centuries; the orgin and the evolution of specific laws concerning malaria. Some aspects of the fight against malaria performed by the Public administration are here described, on the basis of the sources in the Archivio centrale dello Stato; the first antimalaria compaigns; some important occasions of check, planned by the Italian Ministery of Internal Affairs to value the practical opportunity of specific choices.