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station suitable for dealing with large bodies of men and their effects. 
Such a scheme incorporates various desirable features but it will 
necessarily have to be modified according to circumstances. I have 
sought to represent the general arrangement of a station by the accom¬ 
panying diagram (Fig. 26), in place of a plan, because it is essential to 
lay down the general principle of the arrangements required. For the 
rest it will be necessary to fin d ways and means of utilizing to the best 
advantage what is available for the purpose under war conditions, the 
size of the station, the building materials, and all else varying greatly. 
Various plans of such stations have been published: Uhlenhuth and 
Olbrich (1915, p. 776) give an excellent one based on a school building 
that was adapted for the purpose; this plan is the best that has appeared 
to my knowledge. Adler-Herzmark (1915, p. 258) describes briefly a 
station in connection with an infectious diseases hospital. Peacock (1916, 
p. 58) illustrates a simple plan of a station where the clothing is dis¬ 
infested by ironing. Jacobs (1918, p. 237) gives a sketch plan of a sug¬ 
gested station provided with a hot-air disinfestor, but his plan is far 
from satisfactory although containing some features worth noting. 
Captain Harold Orr, C.A.M.C. (MS. iv. 1918), has ’sent me a sketch plan 
of a simple station that has been in use in France. 
The diagram (Fig. 26) is arranged for the purpose of outlining a 
scheme for the treatment of (a) successive bodies of soldiers, ( b ) persons 
who straggle into the station, at irregular periods, (c) wounded, sick and 
others prior to their admission to the wards of hospitals or like institu¬ 
tions; ( d ) the scheme is adaptable to prisoners’ camps, etc. With the aid 
of the diagram we may proceed to describe the plan of a station in con¬ 
junction with the successive stages required in the treatment of verminous 
persons, assuming that they are soldiers arriving at stated intervals in 
groups of say 20-100 or more. 
Following a fundamental principle, the station is divided into two 
parts, the unclean and the clean side, these being separated outside the 
buildings by a high fence or wall as shown in the diagram. 
Unclean Side. 
(1) The entrance leads into a waiting room (or shed) where the men 
entering the station are protected against the weather. As they enter 
they pass 
(2) The personal joroperty and ticket office which is provided with a 
counter (represented by broken lines) over which they hand in their 
belongings and valuables, receiving a numbered metal disc in exchange. 
