Army manual of hygiene and sanitation, 1934 / [War Office].

Date:
1941
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Credit: Army manual of hygiene and sanitation, 1934 / [War Office]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    feet of the occupant resting comfortably on the ground and in which the seat slopes downwards from the front to the back. With this pattern the user is as nearly as possible in the natural squatting position, and straining at stool, which is conducive to the production of rupture and piles, is avoided. Latrine seats of this pattern are now being given a trial in the Army. Latrine seats should be scrubbed daily with soap and water, and weekly, or oftener if soiled, with 1 per cent. cresol solution. Closet pans, when they become stained, should be cleaned with a brush and occasionally with spirits of salts, ‘‘ Harpic,”’ {—\ SEAT PAD ge 7-RIM BOXED AS REQUIRED TO ASSIST FLUSH 1 FRONT OF PAN WEEP HOLES i AS NECESSARY ~~ Fic. 17.—Squatting pattern wash-down water closet. or other similar preparation. Latrine floors should be kept clean and latrine paper provided in each compartment. Urinals The modern pattern of urinal consists of separate curved stalls made of glazed stoneware and flushed by automatic flushing cisterns. In some barracks and for outdoor use, slate urinals are still in use; these should be treated every two or three days by applying mineral oil to all surfaces likely to be wetted by urine. The urine channels should be well flushed out and cleaned daily, as insufficient cleaning of these channels is usually the cause of the unpleasant smell from some urinals. Floors for a distance of a foot from the urinal are particularly liable to fouling and should be cleaned daily. Urine buckets should be placed near barrack rooms for use at night when no proper urinals are available, but they are