70 LOGGING 



CAMP HYGIENE 



Many camps have no system of medical supervision and are 

 far removed from hospitals or other facilities of this character; 

 therefore, it is essential that the logger take every possible pre- 

 caution to prevent disease on account of the danger of epidemics 

 which may depopulate the camp either through sickness or the 

 general exodus of workmen fearful of a disease. The greatest 

 care must be exercised during the warm months when bowel 

 troubles are prevalent, a frequent cause of which is poorly cooked 

 or tainted food. Such diseases may largely be guarded against 

 by supplying pure drinking water, by burning or burying all 

 kitchen and stable refuse, and by providing tight latrines, so that 

 flies cannot infect the food supply. It is imperative that all meat 

 and other supplies be kept in screened enclosures, and if flies are 

 abundant the kitchen and dining-room also should be screened. 

 Such precautions are not expensive and often will avert serious 

 sickness in camp. 



The sleeping quarters should be well Hghted and ventilated, 

 and where many men are quartered in one building each work- 

 man should have loo cubic feet of air space and 12 square feet of 

 floor space. Where a large number of men are housed in one 

 building it should be disinfected at least once a week. Personal 

 cleanhness should be enforced, but this can only be done when 

 suitable bathing quarters and laundry equipment are provided. 

 Underclothing should be washed each week, since by doing so 

 the men are kept in better health and the danger of wound infec- 

 tion from cuts is greatly lessened. A practice exists in some 

 regions of hiring a man to do laundry work, charging each laborer 

 a stated price. This is considered a better method than requir- 

 ing the men to wash their own clothing because of the difficulty 

 of enforcing this rule, and also because Sunday, which is the only 

 available day for washing, is needed by the men for relaxation 

 and rest. 



MEDICAL ATTENTION 



Lumber companies in some sections, particularly the South, 

 where logging camps are located near the manufacturing plant, 



