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Page 41 - Figure 17 shows a barrel and trench type incinerator suitable for a camp of 115 persons. This incinerator can be constructed in the following manner : Dig two trenches 10 feet long and 10 or 12 inches wide, bisecting each other. At the point of bisection, the trenches should be from 15 to 18 inches deep, gradually shallowing from this point to their origin. Over the place of bisection, place four boards to support an ordinary sugar or flour barrel. Around the barrel pile sods of earth and pack tightly...
Page 14 - Figure 7 shows how a well located on high ground may be polluted by the contents of a cesspool lower down.
Page 53 - Figure 22 (page 27) shows a model fly-proof toilet with a box receptacle which can be hauled out into the field and the excreta used for fertilization after proper treatment. 9. In camps where women are employed, there should be a sufficient number of toilets for their use, marked "For Women Only." These should be at least 50 feet distant from the men's toilets. 10. Cleanliness and care in the use of all toilets should be insisted upon. 11. Paper should be provided in all toilets. 12. The placing...
Page 51 - Its inspection. battened. The bottom of the shelter should be banked up with earth where the frame touches the ground. 3. Doors should have spring hinges, coils or some other arrangement to close them automatically. 4. The seat covers should be constructed so as to drop down over the hole as soon as the person rises, as shown in Figure 21 (page 26). 5. The pit should be at least 4 feet in depth and when filled with excrement to within one foot of the surface, the building should be moved over a new...
Page 13 - Intakes in streams or springs should be covered and screened, and they should be cleaned out weekly. 4. Old wells in questionable positions with reference to surface drainage should be condemned and, whenever there are no wells free from pollution upon a permanent camp site, new wells should be sunk. 5. Whenever it is necessary to erect a camp at a place where the only water available is known to be contaminated or is even of questionable quality, such water should be purified by boiling. 6. All...
Page 53 - Figure 21 (page 26), should be in each men's toilet, and this should be thoroughly washed out daily and the inside painted with crude oil. 8. If a box or other receptacle is used to receive the excreta, the contents should be emptied twice a week, the receptacle thoroughly washed and the inside painted with crude oil. Figure 22...
Page 41 - COMPANY INCINERATOR. Dig two trenches 10 feet long and 10 or 12 inches wide, bisecting each other. At the point of bisection -have the trenches from 15 to 18 inches deep, gradually shallowing up from this point to their several origins. Over the place of bisection place four boards to supportan ordinary sugar or flour barrel.
Page 6 - Location of Camp. 1. Every camp should be located on well drained ground. Low places, swamps and wet areas should be avoided, on account of both the discomfort attached to wet quarters and the possibility of affording breeding places for malaria-bearing mosquitoes.
Page 13 - Water Supply. 1. A plentiful supply of wholesome water for drinking and bathing should be supplied. 2. In every case, the supply must be absolutely free from organic contamination. 3. Ground water supplies from wells should be covered at the top, to insure against surface pollution. Water tanks should be carefully covered. Intakes in streams or springs should be covered and screened, and they should be cleaned out weekly.
Page 29 - In the case of cooks, helpers and waiters, absolute cleanliness of person and clothes should be insisted upon. 5. All perishable food supplies should be protected from putrefaction and insects. In remote localities where ice can not be obtained, a small screened inclosure should be built in the shade and covered with burlap or canvas which should be kept wet in warm weather. This will keep fresh, meats, eggs, butter, milk, etc.