Military hygiene : a manual of sanitation for soldiers / by R.H. Firth.

  • Firth, R. H. (Robert Hammill), Sir, 1858-1931.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Military hygiene : a manual of sanitation for soldiers / by R.H. Firth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER VIII THE BARRACK Barracks have been in onr arni}^, and in many armies of Europe still are, a fertile source of illness and loss of service. At all times the greatest care is necessary to counteract the injurious effects of compressing a number of persons into a restricted space. In the case of soldiers the compression has been extreme in the past, but, thanks to the better recognition of sanitary principles, the general housing of the soldier in the present day is fairly good. The plans on which barracks were formerly built exhibit every possible variety as regards design and internal arrangement. In many cases the chief object in view appears to have been to place as many men as possible on the ground at disposal. Space will not permit of a review of this interesting section in military history ; the most that can be attempted is a summary of the principles on which the home of the soldier should be designed. The selection of the site is of the first importance. It should be open, though not necessarily devoid of trees, fairly elevated, and freely exposed to the atmo- sphere, although protected from cold winds. The ground around should have a fair fall, to facilitate drainage, with natural drainage outlets, a dry and ]00
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