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Military Sanitation in the field: An Air Poster Series: 22 poster sheets in one folder
[recto] Military Sanitation in the Field: An Air Poster Series
[verso] Introduction: The unit commander, advised and assisted by the medical officer, is responsible for maintaining the health of his organization.
[recto] In U.S. wars prior to 1917, more men were killed by disease than by the enemy..
[verso] [describes recto of next poster] Communicable diseases--infectious, contagious or epidemic--are spread by...
[recto] How communicable diseases are spread
[verso] [describes recto of next poster] Control of transmitting agents is the best offensive against the spread of disease.
[recto] Chain in spread of diseases
[verso]  [describes recto of next poster] Factors in field sanitation
[recto] Factors in field sanitation
[verso]  [describes recto of next poster] From the standpoint of sanitation, the desirable features of a campsite are...
[recto] Choice of campsite
[verso]  [describes recto of next poster] In the field, all water is considered contaminated until purified.
[recto] Water supply
[verso]  [describes recto of next poster] Methods of water purification
[recto] Water purification methods
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