. The Russo-Japanese war : medical and sanitary reports from officers attached to the Japanese and Russian forces in the field, General staff, War office, April 1908 . Outside malt of chamber (Boarding) Inner layer of nail Middle loyerofivgll (Ricestrawltamerican papiermache (h) FORMALIN 0I8INFECTINC CHAMBERSN°l SECTION ® fn • (Not drann to scale Each chamber u t&\ long & 11wide)Tramway Z^/t inches *>de Side corridors 6 wide Landing stagefor troops O o Fui MILITARY QUARANTINE DISINFECTING °II SECTION Not drawn to scale Each chamber is /4 long by 10 wide


. The Russo-Japanese war : medical and sanitary reports from officers attached to the Japanese and Russian forces in the field, General staff, War office, April 1908 . Outside malt of chamber (Boarding) Inner layer of nail Middle loyerofivgll (Ricestrawltamerican papiermache (h) FORMALIN 0I8INFECTINC CHAMBERSN°l SECTION ® fn • (Not drann to scale Each chamber u t&\ long & 11wide)Tramway Z^/t inches *>de Side corridors 6 wide Landing stagefor troops O o Fui MILITARY QUARANTINE DISINFECTING °II SECTION Not drawn to scale Each chamber is /4 long by 10 wideTramway 24% inches wide 5. Tramway For trollies returning empty ID tl) © From room wherekitjare placedon trollies for disinfection. MEDICAL.—REPOKT 36. 47<£ (5) The steam is allowed to continue playing into the chamber until the thermometer reaches 70° C. Itis then shut off. (6) The chamber is kept closed for fifteen to twenty minutes longer, and at the end of that time the LiquorAmmonii is turned on, along with steam, for oneor two minutes. (7) The door on the disinfected side is now opened, and the articles are removed. It will be noted that this process of disinfection is a com-bination of steam, raising the interior to a temperature of70° C, and formalin. The temperature is not allowed to go*higher, in order to avoid damage to leather and other goods. Surgeon-Major Tzusuki claims for the process great rapidityof disinfection as compared with the usual methods of dis-infecting by means of formalin; namely, about half an hour a&compared with seven hours. He also states that by this methodthe disinfecting agent is active not merely on the surface ofthe articles, boxes, bundles, &c, as in the usual


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