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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    antitoxins are produced in excess of the immediate require- ments, and as long as they are available the body is Provera against that particular disease. | All soldiers who have not suffered previously from small- -pox have to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated on enlistment, and again every seven years at home, or every five years abroad, where there is increased risk of infection, but, if an epidemic occurs, the interva! is reduced to two years. They should also be inoculated against the typhoid group of fevers (T.A.B. inoculation) before proceeding abroad, and against cholera and plague whenever an outbreak is threatened. All recruits and children should be tested for immunity tom NUMBER OF CASES OF ENTERIC IN FRENCH ARM» 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 . INOCULATION Ke | AEA 67,000 ; Pe oa é 7 Stl Fic. 4.—Enteric fever in the French Army. diphtheria by means of the Schick test, and those who are ‘not immune should be immunized. In addition to the’ protection of healthy persons beaten communicable disease, preventive measures must be taken to break the links of infection between the source and the routes of infection. Measures applicable to the source consist of isolation of the sick man; detection of mild cases; control of contacts, convalescents and carriers; and the destruction of animal sources of infection. Measures applicable to the routes of | infection consist of prevention of contact between sick and healthy persons; disinfection of clothing, bedding, utensils, —