Report upon the conditions of work in flax and linen mills as affecting the health of the operatives employed therein / Hamilton P. Smith.

  • Smith, Hamilton P.
Date:
1904
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Credit: Report upon the conditions of work in flax and linen mills as affecting the health of the operatives employed therein / Hamilton P. Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    With the following medical personnel ':— Royal Army Medical (Jorps — Officers ... ... ... ... ... 15 Quartermasters ... ... ... ... ... 2 Other ranks... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Cape Medical Staff Corps— Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Other ranks 140 Natal. * Strength. Cavalry regiments (4) ... ... ... ... 1,840 Royal Artillery (7 batteries) 1,326 Royal Engineers ... ... ... ... ... 198 Inlantry (10 battalions) ... ... ... ... 9,445 Other corps ... ... ... ... ... ... 377 Staff 42 Total 13,228 Volunteers ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,464 Police 317 Grand total 16,009 With the following medical personnel :— Royal Army Medical Corps— Officers 39 Quartermaster ... ... ... ... ... 1 Other ranks... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Indian Medical Service— Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 And the personnel (excluding Officers) of 3|- British and 1 native field hospital. Natal Volunteer Medical Corps— Officers 18 Other ranks... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Nursing sisters ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 B.—Preparations in England. The force, detailed on October 5th, 1899, to proceed from England to South Africa, consisted of a cavalry division, one army corps, and troops for the lines of communication. The strength was as follows :— One cavalr}' division ... ... 5,366 plus 282 left at base. One army corps ... ... ... 34,375 ., 2,550 Lines of communication troops ... 9,385 or Field army 39,741 Bftse and lines of communications... 12,217 Total ... 51,958 t The necessary hospital accommodation was calculated on a possible sick rate of 10 percent, of the force, and the immediate provision for this consisted of the regulation number of field hospitals, four general (of 520 beds each) and two stationary hospitals (of 100 beds each), two hospital trains, and two hospital ships. * Appendix No. 7, Report of Royal Commission on tlie War in Sontli Africa t A])pendix to Report of Royal Hospital Commission, p. 28 d sqq.