[Environmental health in the Soviet Union. Impressions from Estonia and the Pskov region]

The environmental health situation in the Soviet Union is characterized by, e.g. a higher incidence of gastrointestinal infections, greater problems with water hygiene and more extensive air pollution than in the Nordic Countries. The difficult supply situation leads to compromises in the food control system. It is difficult to ensure sufficient nutrition of pregnant women and children. Dwellings are overcrowded. The present reorganization of the economic system and lack of resources mean that it is difficult to give high priority to environment considerations.