A textbook of military hygiene and sanitation / by Frank R. Keefer.

  • Keefer, Frank R., 1865-
Date:
1914
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Credit: A textbook of military hygiene and sanitation / by Frank R. Keefer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Traps, back-pressure in, 550 common forms of, 547 depth of seal in, 547 grease, 549 loss of seal in, 549 non-siphoning, 551 object of, 547 siphonage of, 549 venting of, 550 Travel ration, 374 Trenches as straddle sinks, 619 cover for, 621 Treponema (or spirochsete), 19 pallidum of syphilis, 114 pertenue of yaws, 95 Trichina spiralis, 313 rrichuris trichiura or whipworm, 98 Tricresol as disinfectant, 719 Tropical diseases, 12, 6go Tropical sore, 95 Tropics, barracks in, 685 cooling of, 6S6 beverages in, 675 blonds and brunettes in, 682 care of bowels in, 690 chilling of body in, 6^ climatic features of, 668 clothing in. 685 diet for the, 388 effects of proteid diet in, 388 exercise in. 669, 688 fats in, 388 food in, 674 danger of excess of, 674 head-gear in, 685 heat dissipation in, 668 influence of, on blood, 670 on nervous system, 672 on pulse, 670, 671 on respiration, 670, 671 on body temperature, 671 on weight, 671 length of service in, 673 marching in, 689 skin pigmentation in, 681 tents in. 688 ventilation of barracks in, 686 water cooling in, 686 Trough latrine, 633 advantages and objections, 636 Trousers, uniform, 412, 433 Trypanosomiasis, 96 Tse-tse fly, 96, 148 Tuberculosis, cause of, 49 in cattle, 314 mode of infection in, 50 prevalence of, 47 prophylaxis of, 51 sanatorium treatment of, 53 Tubers as food, 346 Typhoid bacillus, 25 in feces and urine, 26 transmission of, 27 by flies, 29 by contact, 28 by clothing and tentage, 28 by water, 29 Typhoid fever, in the Army, 24 prophylaxis of, 32 statistics of, 31 susceptibility to, 32 vaccination against, 34 TN'phus fever, 74 etiology of, 75 former prevalence of, 10 quarantine regulations in, 757 Ultra-violet or actinic rays, 676 in water purification, 271 in illumination, 538 Underclothing, requirements of, 407 materials used for, 407 orange-red, 678 regulation, 417 Undershirts, regulation, 417 Uniform, requirements of, 410 color of the, 410 Uniforms in U. S. Army, 412 Uric acid, excretion of, 298 Urinals, in camps, 631 in garrison, 556 Urine, danger of, in typhoid fever, 26 disinfection of, 724 V'accination, in smallpox, 85 in typhoid fever, 34 Vaillard-Desmaroux sterilizer, 267 V'apor as air constituent, 493 Varicella. 86 Varicocele in applicants, 188 \'aricose veins in applicants, 189 Variola or smallpox, 85 \’arioloid, 86 Vegetable acids. 300 \’'egetable foods, classification of, 337 composition of, 337, 338 Vegetables, green, 349 fruits used as, 349 Vegetation, effect of, on air, 493 on camp site, 585 on mosquitoes, 385 on soil. 379 Venereal diseases. 114 in the tropics, 113. 691 prophylaxis of. 118 rates in Army and Xavy, 114 in foreign armies, 116