Population of Zlatoust in the years of the Great Patriotic War

In the article for the first time in the Ural historiography based on published documents and archives analyzes the population of Zlatoust in 1941-1945, who was made a worthy contribution to the Victory. Was noted significant growth his. The main source of replenishment of the inhabitants of Zlatoust was migration, which during the war years exceeded the natural population growth, with the exception of 1942. Evacuated from areas undergoing temporary occupation arrived in the city together with industrial enterprises. The number of evacuated exceeded the housing and utilities facilities of the city. The crowding and overcrowding of dwellings sharply worsened the sanitary condition of the city, exacerbated the epidemic situation in it and created favorable conditions for the spread of infections. Zlatoust survived several epidemic outbreaks of typhoid fever, measles, dysentery, tuberculosis. Due to poor nutrition, people suffered from dystrophy. During the war years, the city experienced an increase in mortality with a drop in fertility, which led to a natural decrease of population. But the improvement of the state of healthcare allowed to the end of the war to reduce the morbidity and mortality of citizens.