Volume 1

Documents of the U.S. Sanitary Commission.

  • United States Sanitary Commission
Date:
1866-1871
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Credit: Documents of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    G VI. PEEiSONAL CLEANLINESS. 54. Do the men bathe frequently? 55. Are they required to bathe under the eye of an officer ? ■ if so, how often each man ?.... 56. Does each man (as a rule) wash his head, neck, and feet once a day? ,. ,'57. Is evidence of neglect of this looked for at inspection ? 58. Are the men infested with vermin ? 59. If so, has any application been made to remove them ? VII. CLEANLINESS OF CAMP. 60. Do you observe scraps of food, bones, or rubbish collected in the edges of tents ?.. in the drains ? in the camp streets ? between the tents ?.. e 61. Are refuse slops and food disposed of systematically, so as not to be offensive ?. 62. Do you observe odors of decay in the camp? • 63. Do the men void their urine within the camp ?.. • at night ? • ■ both day and night? ■ 64. How far is the men's privy from the tents of the body of the camp, (in paces?) .. 65. Is there a sufficient pit or trench for the purpose? • 66. Is it provided with a sitting rail ? 67. Is it provided with a screen? 68. Is earth regularly thrown in it daily ?... 69. Are disinfectants used in it? 70. Are the men forbidden to ease tliemselves elsewhere ? 71. Do you find this prohibition to have been enforced ?
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