Sugar bowls are emptied after every meal, washed, dried, then refilled before the next meal. Dining room floors are swept after each meal, and cleaned with a special fluid, then waxed at least once every week. Kitchen and mess-hall workers are the Post's most inspected men. Besides undergoing the regular monthly physical inspection, accorded all soldiers on the Post, they undergo frequent chest examinations. Any men suffering from respiratory ailments of any sort are immediately dismissed from duties until complete recovery has returned.
Constant inspections keep scalps clean, fingernails short, and faces well-shaven.
Barbers don't escape regular Army inspections, either. Also, they are prohibited from using brushes of any sort on soldiers' heads, hair or faces. Sewage, too, undergoes frequent and close scrutiny. Garbage rooms, refrigerated to prevent multiplication of germs, are situated well away from kitchens. Frequent samples are taken of the water supply to assure complete potability.