Regulations for Army medical services / War Office.

Date:
1894
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Credit: Regulations for Army medical services / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sanitary Duties. Section L 159. On the first arrival of troops at any colony, they Precautions will be examined with a view to prevent the introduction against of disease. The medical officer will be careful to bring to JESJ^ the notice of the Officer Commanding any men who have delayed reporting themselves when diseased. 160. He will visit periodically all grounds or places Gymnastics set apart for the physical training of the troops, or for and games, games or amusements, and will give his advice on such matters, and also on the kind and amount of gymnastic exercises best suited to improve the health of the men. 161. He will, from time to time, examine the quality Cooking, of articles of food and drink sold in the canteens, as well ancl water as the ventilation of the canteens themselves. He willsupp y examine the cooking, and ascertain whether it be suffi- ciently varied ; likewise the quality and amount of drinking water. 162. All filters in use in barracks will be inspected Inspection once a month by him, under the direction of the Officer ^ters^^ Commanding at the station, and reports will be made to the latter officer as to whether the filters are kept clean and in good order, or otherwise. 163. The regulated cubic space in barrack and guard Cubic space rooms, is for each man b'00 cubic feet in barrack rooms ^jT^!}nsiu and 400 cubic feet in huts. The number of men allowed L c v by the construction is recorded in Army Form K 1251. 164. He will satisfy himself that every barrack, guard- Ventilation room, and cell is suitably lighted and provided with suffi- andiightmg. cient means of ventilation to keep the air in a pure state by night as well as by day ; that married soldiers' quarters, schools, reading-rooms, canteens, kitchens, wash-houses, lavatories, urinals, and latrines are suitably ventilated and lighted ; that the beds and bedding are freely exposed to the air as laid down in the Queen's Regulations ; and Barracks to that the walls and ceilings of barracks or quarters are ^lime- limewashed in accordance with regulation. 165. When a regiment or a detachment is billeted, he inspection will visit the men's quarters to ascertain that the apart- ?*^^rs ments allotted are sufficiently warmed and ventilated, and not overcrowded ; also that the bedding is clean and dry. 166. He will visit every portion of the barracks, at least Sa^it(aJJn f once a week, in accordance with the Queen's Eegu- Sacksand lations, to examine their general sanitary condition and submarine cleanliness. He will keep notes in his sanitary diary f^hy (Army Book 39) of all such examinations, and record the medical defects discovered and the representations made, verbally officer. or in writing, to the Officer Commanding, together with the result of such representations.