The northeastern district of Moscow had lower immunization levels among children and high measles incidence; viral hepatitis C infections and cancer mortality were higher than the Moscow mean in the northeastern district, as well. Although the northwestern district recorded the lowest cancer mortality, it had an incidence of scarlet fever, in 1997, which was 1.6 times higher than other areas; epidemics of paratyphus were registered in northwestern and southern district schools; drug-related HIV infections and viral hepatits B were recorded at above average levels in the northwestern, southern, and western city districts.