Report.

  • South Africa. Tuberculosis Commission.
Date:
1914
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    12. The proyision of clotlies-dryiug-lines in tlie yards of some compounds seems to be greatly appreciated by the natives. This enables them to hang- out wet clothing in the yard to be dried by direct sunlight, in- stead of having such clothing dried in the rooms. 13. Every effort should be made to induce all natives to wash their blankets and other clothing regularly. This is very important. 14. Overcrowding of rooms should be guarded against by proper distribution of the natives. 15. Suitable, sufficient and convenient urinal accommodation should be provided in the compound yards, otherwise the natives will commit nuisances by urinating in the channel drains or on the yard surfaces. 16. Fly-screening should be provided for store-rooms for butcher meat and other foodstuffs, and, in addition, these store-rooms should be rendered rat-proof. 17. Latrines and urinals should be provided with self-closing cleansing- flaps, fly-proof-doors, and fly-gauze fitted over all ventilating and other openings. 18. Due care, of course, must be exercised to ensure that all food, fish, meat and vegetable supplies sent to the compound are sound, fresh and wholesome. (h) Lncations: and Con tractoi\s' Compounds. The scavenging arrangements detailed above in connection with mine com- pounds are more or less generally applicable to locations and contractors' com- poiinds. Housing accommodation and sanitary conveniences for married mine natives and natives employed on the tailings duni]) contracts should conform to the broad lines laid down for mine native compounds. Failing this, all contractors' natives should be housed in the mines' compoiind. (c) Native Hospitals. All door, window, ventilating or other openings in the various buildings at these establishments, including all sanitary conveniences, should be fitted or pro- tected with wire fly-gauze. The scavenging arrangements should be generally as at the compound. Vide II. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. ///.—WorJcs, Shafts, Change Houses, Etc. To prevent the commission of nuisances on the ground at and around the various surface works, it is important that the pail-closet, latrine and urinal accommodation should be suitable, sufficient and so located as to be conveniently situated for the different centres of work. Employees should be warned against urinating on the ground in the vicinity of the works. All the sanitary conveniences should be fly-proof screened. The baths, wash-hand basins and the premises generally at the change houses should be kept thoroughly clean by the attendants in charge. IV.—White Married Quarters. At present the more or less general practice is that the pail-closets at these quarters are cleaned and disinfected daily, and limewashed periodically by the mine scavengers. This practice should be assiduously continued. The Municipal type of portable galvanised iron dust-bin with cover should be installed at these quarters. On some mines this provision has already been made. All pail-closets should be fly-proof screened, and have self-closing cleansing- flap-doors. V.—Single Men's Quarters. Pail-closet and urinal accommodation should be conveniently situated for these quarters. This applies particularly to urinals, as, in the absence of a con- venient urinal, nuisances will be committed on the ground in close proximity to the rooms. Men should be warned against urinating on the ground in the vicinity of the quarters. Bath and wash-hand-basin accommodation is necessary at these quarters if, as is frequently the case, the change house is not sufficiently convenient.