Report on the medical arrangements in the South African war / by Surgeon-General Sir W. D. Wilson.
- Great Britain. Army Medical Services
- Date:
- 1904
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report on the medical arrangements in the South African war / by Surgeon-General Sir W. D. Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![APPENDIX XXXV , REPRINT OF CIRCULARS ISSUED BY THE Director OF SUPPLIES, ARMY HEADQUARTERS, SouTH AFRICA. (Reprint of Circular dated 12th November, 1900 ; revised to 1st April, 1902.) Description. Quantity. Remarks. Breadstuffs— Bread ae = LBS ie | When flour or meal is issued, seven cakes of Or biscnit sp 1 patent yeast will, if available, be supplied Or flour : 1 per 100 Ibs. of flour; baking powder, Or meal 14 19 ozs. to 50 Ibs. flour. Meat, or equivalents— Fresh meat ... v7 dea: tals 1; In issuing preserved meat to columns, small Or preserved meat .,, seat Tae 1 tins should be issued, 1] lb. tins if possible, ; but none larger than 2 Ib. tins. Or Maconochie’s rations... ,, 1 Maconochie’s or similar ration equals a ration of meat and vegetables. Bacon is ee Nag }: In lieu of 4 ozs. fresh or 3 ozs, preserved ' meat. Cheese ee ick ws O28, | 2 Ditto, Biltong ration. “es BN ek 4, In lieu of full meat ration. Bovril se avs ik eit vAa as ¥ In lieu of full meat ration for extra mobile columns, Flour ... fe Cs ye Ibe b In lieu of 3 lb. of meat; to be issued to | troops in blockhouses when available, Groceries— | | Ooffee owe she wes O28. | 1 | 4 oz. coffee extra, when available, for early Teawy..2 ae wed aes 4 morning coffee. When early morning (or half ration of each} | ' coffee is drawn, the ration issue will be | tea, not coftee. Or chocolate or cocoa Sess eae 1 4 oz. of chocolate extra, when available, for | | hospital orderlies on night duty. Sugar... eae ie 5 ‘Includes any required for lime juice and | early morning coffee. Salt... aH 4 Pepper a Vegetables — | Potatoes set & Sour Ds. | i When potatoes and onions or other fresh Or other fresh vegetables ... 0 ,, | L | vegetables are available at the same time Or onions ol 4 | they should be issued in proportion of 2to1. Total ration, $ lb. Or compressed vegetables ... 02s, i When available an additional ration of + lb, Or split peas or rice STAN 2 of fresh vegetables may be drawn in lien Or pea soup ... ... 290%. tins. 1 of the jam ration. Or pickles... aie: Pee O28: 2 Jam or equivalents— Jam ... ach Be fay bs. 3 Fruit, common te See 1 In lieu of + 1b. of jam. » superior bs as, 4 In lien of + 1b, of jam. Rhubarb ace a8 Pee ee, a 1 In lieu of + lb. of jam. When rhubarb issued the troops will find the sugar. Lime juice (= gill) ... w-. OZS8. | L Daily, when fresh vegetables are not avail- able. ” ” 9 ae RAS Fle L On four days a week when fresh vegetables are issued. ALTE lee 6 nae ae . galls. ile Not oftener than three times a week (under authority of G.O.C.) when malt liquor is not obtainable. An extra ration of tea or other equivalent may be issued to abstainers in lieu of spirit rations. N.B.—On no account should an issue for more than one day (and that the day of issue) be made. Back rations are not to be claimed or isstied under any circumstances. Officers will see that all rum not consumed by the persons for whom it is issued on the day of issue is destroyed. —](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32172874_0444.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
