ISBN: 113037436X

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 164 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may… More...

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 164 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: . . . of any kind, and such as had them had those which were as bad in construction as in design, while in the whole army there did not exist a stethoscope, a thermometer, a morphia syringe, an ophthalmoscope, or any appliance for testing urine. In addition to this all the serious cases (those of them, at least, that were recognised as such) were removed from the care of the battalion doctors to Kasr-el-Ain, so that all responsibility was removed from those who should have had charge of the sick in each battalion. Most of the pale cases were put down as ausemie, regardless of whether they were suffering from phthisis, malaria, cardiac disease, or any other sufficient cause for their paleness. The hospital attendants, too, were quite untrained for their work, and in many cases never had a chance of getting a training, since they were changed every week. It is not to be wondered at that the strain of an epidemic should prove too much for a department whose organisation was such as this. While this was the state of the hospitals, previous to the English occupation, conditions had existed in and around the barracks which were calculated seriously to interfere with the health of the troops. Drainage. --From three of the great barracks the soil was removed by a sewer which emptied itself into the sweet-water canal. When the canal was empty (during low Nile) the mouth of the sewer was blocked, and the filth was allowed to accumulate behind the obstruction. In this way the system of sewers became merely an elongated cesspit and with no other ventilating shaft than the barrack latrines. When the Nile rose and the obstruction at the mouth of the sewer was removed the pent-up filth of many mouths was allowed to mingle with the sweet waters of the canal, which pr. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 113037436X

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing… More...

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: .of any kind, and such as had them had those which were as bad in construction as in design, while in the whole army there did not exist a stethoscope, a thermometer, a morphia syringe, an ophthalmoscope, or any appliance for testing urine. In addition to this all the serious cases (those of them, at least, that were recognised as such) were removed from the care of the battalion doctors to Kasr-el-Ain, so that all responsibility was removed from those who should have had charge of the sick in each battalion. Most of the pale cases were put down as ausemie, regardless of whether they were suffering from phthisis, malaria, cardiac disease, or any other sufficient cause for their paleness. The hospital attendants, too, were quite untrained for their work, and in many cases never had a chance of getting a training, since they were changed every week. It is not to be wondered at that the strain of an epidemic should prove too much for a department whose organisation was such as this. While this was the state of the hospitals, previous to the English occupation, conditions had existed in and around the barracks which were calculated seriously to interfere with the health of the troops. Drainage.--From three of the great barracks the soil was removed by a sewer which emptied itself into the sweet-water canal. When the canal was empty (during low Nile) the mouth of the sewer was blocked, and the filth was allowed to accumulate behind the obstruction. In this way the system of sewers became merely an elongated cesspit and with no other ventilating shaft than the barrack latrines. When the Nile rose and the obstruction at the mouth of the sewer was removed the pent-up filth of many mouths was allowed to mingle with the sweet waters of the canal, which pr.<

2012, ISBN: 113037436X

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing… More...

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: .of any kind, and such as had them had those which were as bad in construction as in design, while in the whole army there did not exist a stethoscope, a thermometer, a morphia syringe, an ophthalmoscope, or any appliance for testing urine. In addition to this all the serious cases (those of them, at least, that were recognised as such) were removed from the care of the battalion doctors to Kasr-el-Ain, so that all responsibility was removed from those who should have had charge of the sick in each battalion. Most of the pale cases were put down as ausemie, regardless of whether they were suffering from phthisis, malaria, cardiac disease, or any other sufficient cause for their paleness. The hospital attendants, too, were quite untrained for their work, and in many cases never had a chance of getting a training, since they were changed every week. It is not to be wondered at that the strain of an epidemic should prove too much for a department whose organisation was such as this. While this was the state of the hospitals, previous to the English occupation, conditions had existed in and around the barracks which were calculated seriously to interfere with the health of the troops. Drainage.--From three of the great barracks the soil was removed by a sewer which emptied itself into the sweet-water canal. When the canal was empty (during low Nile) the mouth of the sewer was blocked, and the filth was allowed to accumulate behind the obstruction. In this way the system of sewers became merely an elongated cesspit and with no other ventilating shaft than the barrack latrines. When the Nile rose and the obstruction at the mouth of the sewer was removed the pent-up filth of many mouths was allowed to mingle with the sweet waters of the canal, which pr.<

2012, ISBN: 113037436X

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing … More...

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: .of any kind, and such as had them had those which were as bad in construction as in design, while in the whole army there did not exist a stethoscope, a thermometer, a morphia syringe, an ophthalmoscope, or any appliance for testing urine. In addition to this all the serious cases (those of them, at least, that were recognised as such) were removed from the care of the battalion doctors to Kasr-el-Ain, so that all responsibility was removed from those who should have had charge of the sick in each battalion. Most of the pale cases were put down as ausemie, regardless of whether they were suffering from phthisis, malaria, cardiac disease, or any other sufficient cause for their paleness. The hospital attendants, too, were quite untrained for their work, and in many cases never had a chance of getting a training, since they were changed every week. It is not to be wondered at that the strain of an epidemic should prove too much for a department whose organisation was such as this. While this was the state of the hospitals, previous to the English occupation, conditions had existed in and around the barracks which were calculated seriously to interfere with the health of the troops. Drainage.--From three of the great barracks the soil was removed by a sewer which emptied itself into the sweet-water canal. When the canal was empty (during low Nile) the mouth of the sewer was blocked, and the filth was allowed to accumulate behind the obstruction. In this way the system of sewers became merely an elongated cesspit and with no other ventilating shaft than the barrack latrines. When the Nile rose and the obstruction at the mouth of the sewer was removed the pent-up filth of many mouths was allowed to mingle with the sweet waters of the canal, which pr.<

2012, ISBN: 113037436X

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing … More...

[EAN: 9781130374360], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: .of any kind, and such as had them had those which were as bad in construction as in design, while in the whole army there did not exist a stethoscope, a thermometer, a morphia syringe, an ophthalmoscope, or any appliance for testing urine. In addition to this all the serious cases (those of them, at least, that were recognised as such) were removed from the care of the battalion doctors to Kasr-el-Ain, so that all responsibility was removed from those who should have had charge of the sick in each battalion. Most of the pale cases were put down as ausemie, regardless of whether they were suffering from phthisis, malaria, cardiac disease, or any other sufficient cause for their paleness. The hospital attendants, too, were quite untrained for their work, and in many cases never had a chance of getting a training, since they were changed every week. It is not to be wondered at that the strain of an epidemic should prove too much for a department whose organisation was such as this. While this was the state of the hospitals, previous to the English occupation, conditions had existed in and around the barracks which were calculated seriously to interfere with the health of the troops. Drainage.--From three of the great barracks the soil was removed by a sewer which emptied itself into the sweet-water canal. When the canal was empty (during low Nile) the mouth of the sewer was blocked, and the filth was allowed to accumulate behind the obstruction. In this way the system of sewers became merely an elongated cesspit and with no other ventilating shaft than the barrack latrines. When the Nile rose and the obstruction at the mouth of the sewer was removed the pent-up filth of many mouths was allowed to mingle with the sweet waters of the canal, which pr.<