Regulations for the Medical Department of Her Majesty's Army : War Office, 1st November, 1878.

  • Great Britain. Army Medical Department
Date:
1878
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    Section VIII. Service in the Field. Water supply. Drainage and ventilation of tents and huts. Sanitary Officer to superintend sanitary arrangements To recom- mend pre- cautions for preventing disease. Seetioe in the Tield—continued. General, or sncli other officer as the latter may appoint, on his inspection. The Sanitary Officer will give his opinion, in writ- ing, if necessary, on the salubrity or otherwise of the proposed position, with any recommendations he may have to make, respecting the drainage, the preparation of the groimd, the distance of tents or huts from each other, the number of men to be placed in each tent or hut; the state of cleanliness of surrounding ground, ventilation, water supply ; the position and regulation of latriaes and slaughtering places; cleansing and dis- posal of refuse; burial of the dead and of the carcases of animals. 682. He will, in communication with the Officers of the Quartermaster General's or Royal Engineer Department, exa- mine and report on the amoimt and quahty of the water supply, point out the best sources of supply, and also indicate any pre- cautions requh-ed in collecting, storing, purifying and distri- buting water for use. 683. A trench will be dug round each tent sufficiently deep to remove surface Avater and to keep the ground under the tent dry. This A\all be done in damp or wet ground, even if the ground be occupied only for one night. 684. Before erecting huts the ground wUl be cleared and levelled, and a trench dug round the site of the hut suffi- ciently deep to drain the site. 685. Huis will not be dug out of the gTOund nor have earth heaped against then- sides; they ^il] stand detached and at a sufficient distance from each other, and from any neigh- l^oming higher ground, to allow a free circulation of air around them. In warm climates the floor will be sufficiently raised .above the ground to allow of a free chculation of ah beneath. The Sanitary Officer vnll be consulted on these points, also_ as regards the 'drainage of sites, and the warming and ventilation of huts and tents. 686. The Sanitary Medical Officer mil supenntend the sanitary arrangements of the camp and of occupied towns. He will see that the siu-face and vicinity of camps and towTis are kept clean and free from nuisances; that defects of the surface ■ drainage are remedied; that the dead are properly mtcrred, and the carcases of animals and offal properly biu-ied or otherwise disposed of; that latrines are properly regulated ; and that the water supply is preserved m a state of purity. 687. He will inform himself as to the sanitary condition ot hospitals, huts, tents, houses, and other buildings, m occupation, and will recommend, in writing, if necessary, such precautionary measiu-es for the prevention of disease as he may tlnnk ht, as regards cleansing, draining, prevention of overcrowding, venti- lating, hghting, limewashing, removal of nuisances, unprove- ment m water supply, and all other local matters affecting the health of the troops or the sick.
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