Notes on matters affecting the health, efficiency, and hospital administration of the British Army : founded chiefly on the experience of the late war / by Florence Nightingale ; presented by request to the Secretary of State for War.

  • Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Notes on matters affecting the health, efficiency, and hospital administration of the British Army : founded chiefly on the experience of the late war / by Florence Nightingale ; presented by request to the Secretary of State for War. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    X. Notes on the Necessity or Special Sanitary Func- tionaries IN connection with Military Hospitals, and WITH THE Army in General both Abroad and at Home 235-287 What was done by the Sanitary Commission at Scutari 237, 238 At Balaklava 241, 242 At the Camp 243-245 Absence of sanitary knowledge in medical men .. 246 Excessive Mortality of the Army in time or Peace 274 Excessive amount of sickness in the army in time of peace .. 248-250 Excessive mortality from consumption in the Guards 251 Comparison of mortality of Guards and of Metropo- litan Police 252 Of City Police 253 Mortality of army ought to be less than that of civil life, and is double .. .. .. .. .. 253, 254 Mortality among pensioners within twelve months after being pensioned raises mortality of army still higher 555-261 Concluding remark , . .. .. .. .. 262 Overcrowding in our barracks one main cause .. 263, 264 And in our military hospitals.. .. .. .. 264-267 Four Propositions for carrying out Sanitary Im- provements in the Army .. .. .. .. 268, 269 Propositions for carrying out immediate sanitary im- provements in the army considered in further detail 270-287 1. Reconstitution of the Army Medical Board.. Five plans of introducing the sanitary department .. . . . . . . 270-272 Transition period to be provided for .. 272 Medical and sanitary functions essentially distinct .. .. .. .. 273 Examples—Scutari .. .. .. .. 274 Balaklava .. .. .. 275 Netley 276 Hygiene of buildings and towns a special function, should be made so in the army, leaving the personal hygiene of the men to the medical oflScers .. .. .. 276-281 2. Appointment of an immediate Sanitary Com- mission for Barracks and Hospitals .. .. 281-283 3. School of Military Hygiene 283-286 4. Revision of sanitary regulations .. .. 286, 287