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3. When possible provide in dugouts a disinfecting kettle or box or 

 barrel in wliich clothes can be treated with an insecticide as described 

 under clothing. 



4. When possible, remove bedding and other comforts in which lice 

 might lurk, to the rear, for disinfection. 



CONTROL OF LICE IN HOSPITALS 



When working in communities or camps where louse-borne diseases 

 are common, it is imperative that the hospital attendants take every 

 measure possible to prevent infection of themselves from patients and 

 prevent spread of lice from patient to patient. The following recom- 

 mendations are therefore of value in such cases. 



Control of Lice in Hospitals 



1. Moisten floors and walls with cresol or phenol. 



2. If possible patients should be washed before placing on clean beds. 



3. Attendants should wear clothes with few openings. 



4. Band legs of wooden beds with corrosive sublimate to prevent in- 

 fection from other beds. 



5. Cleanse each bed before putting a new patient on it. 



6. Obtain free ventilation with fresh air. 



7. Have bedding disinfected for each case. 



Louse-Proof Garments for Medical Attendants, Etc. 



1. Smooth clothing, preferably rubber or oiled silk. 



2. Long coats, extending below the knee and buttoning behind. 



3. Sleeves narrow at the wrists. 



4. Rubber gloves draAvn up to overlap edges of sleeves. 



5. Collars to button close around the neck. 



6. Head covered by a hood. 



7. Rubber or smooth leather top boots. 



8. A one-piece suit fastened at shoulders by buttons, with trousers 

 closed at ends like stockings. Wear sandals over the feet. Rubber cap. 



9. Smooth capes are sometimes of value. 



10. Smooth silk underwear may afford a measure of protection. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Boyd, Mark S., 1917.— Am. Joum. Pub. Health, vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 667- 



671. • 



Brink, 1915. — Voyenno Med. J., Petrograd, vol. 264, Med. spec, pt., pp. ?* 



440-449. '< 



