The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner.

Date:
1900
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and dcck-lioiiscs sliordd liavc one or two larj^fe screw ventilators, and they, as well as the skiittles, should be carried open in most latitudes, during the night as well as the day, whenever weather ])ermits. The IMerchant Shipping Act provides that every place occupied by seamen shall have twelve superficial feet of clear space for every adult, and that it shall be sufficiently ventilated. This amount of space is extremely small, and it is difficult to ventilate it properly without draughts. No doubt, it is only owing to the fact that so much of their time is spent in the open air that sailors preserve their health as w'ell as they do. CTjEANLINESS of the ship is most necessary for the welfare of the crew. Eefore sailing, see that the between-decks, the hold, and the habitations of the crew are white-w^ashed with quicklime. A vessel full of foul bilge-water is a floating cesspool; this therefore should be pumped out as often as possible and sea*water should be pumped in. Burnett’s fluid is admirably adapted for purifying the bilge, and should he thrown in at the commencement of a voyage in the proportion of 25 lbs. to 50 gallons of water. During the voyage, the forecastle, deck-houses, and galley should be thoroughly cleaned out once a week with water in which carbolic acid has been mixed in the proportion of a table-spoonful to each bucket (sec l)age 91), or Sauitas, Condy’s, or
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