Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-06
Stringent Regulations Issued by the
Secretary of War.
EXAMINATIONS EVERY SATURDAY
Reports to Be Made to the Sur.
geon General.
G A USES OF DISEA Sc

Profting by the experiences of the recent
war, the Secretary of War has issued strin-
gent regulations for the weekly sanitary
inspection Of all military camps, including
regimental, brigade and division hospitals.
1t is prescribed that these sanitary inspec-
tionS shall be made hereafter on Saturday
OF each week, and that, in addition, a spe-
cial medical inspection shall be made on
the last Saturday of each month. Similar
inspections will be made on the last day of
each month of all military posts and gem
eral hospitals.
The senior medical officer present is to
make these inspections for detached COM
mands military posts and general hospi-
tals; brigade surgeons will make them for
troops that are organized into and serving
as brlsades, and when special occasion re-
qulres, and the general commanding or
oers, division, corps or department chief
surgeons will make them
IL is directed that report of these in
spectonS, with such recommendations as
are deemed proper be made to the COM
manding officer, who will return it after
indorsing thereon his views and action or
his objections. The medical officer is then
to forward the report through military
channels to the surgeon general of the
army. All commanding officers are direct
ed to facilitate the prompt transmission
OF these reports to their proper destination
The Required Examination.
The sanitary inspection will consist of
an examination of the quarters, their Gu
bic air space per man, space between tents
ventilation, lighting, drainage and general
police; of the clothing and bedding, its
sufficiency, 9daptability and general condi-
ton; of the food supply, its quality, va
rtety and quantity, its preparation, cook
ing and method of serving, of the water
supply, its quality and quantity, for cook
ing, bathlnS and laundry purposes; of the
disposal of excreta, by what methods,
character of disinfection and cleanliness;
or the habits, exercise and recreations of
the men, and of the site of the camp, hos
pital or post with reference to its health
fulness
The medical inspection will include an
examination of the records of the hospitals
as to their completeness and accuracy and
the promptness in forwarding them; of
the medical, surgical and hospital supplies,
their quality, quantity, condition whether
are made to avoid deficiencies of the food
supply for the hospital, especially with
reference to light diet for the sick; of the
management of the diet kitchens: of the
methods of day and night messing for at
tend2ntS, male anG female: of the public
funds provided by existing regulations for
the purchase of food; of the tentage, wheel
transportation and other articles furnished
to the hospital by the quartermaster' de-
partment, their amount, usage and condi-
tiQn as to repairs; of public animals, their
number and condition.
Inquiry will be made into the character
and causes of prevailing diseases and what
steps have been taken to prevent them;
into the attention TO duty of medical Off
GERS, contract surgeons, enlisted men and
female nurses, and into the discipline in
struction and efficiency of the Hospital
Corps.
Recommendations will be made for the
correction of insanitary conditions or of
abuses that may exist, and note made on
the next report of the action that has been
taken regarding them.
Special report will be made of profession
al incompetency, neglect of duty or general
inefficiency of any medical officers.