[Reducing children's morbidity in departmental preschool institutions]

The study reveals that the work aimed at decreasing morbidity rates and promoting children's health including the organization of the preschool convalescent home for 110 beds, special shifts in convalescent homes for mother and child, summer health-promotion groups results in a significant decrease of disease prevalence in preschool establishments. It is pointed out that rehabilitative treatment of convalescents, children's protection from influenza and acute respiratory virus infections, other organizational measures are of great importance for the process.