ENTOMOLOGY

S!l8SANI'rARY ENTOMOLOGY3. When possible provide in dugouts a disinfecting kettle or box orbarrel in which clothes can be treated with an insecticide as describedunder clothing.4. When possible, remove bedding and other comforts in which licemight lurk, to the rear, for disinfection.CONTROL OF LICE IN HOSPITALSWhen working in communities or camps where louse-borne diseasesare common, it is imperative that the hospital attendants take everymeasure possible to prevent, infection of themselves from patients andprevent spread of lice from patient to patient. The following recommendationsare therefore of value in such cases.Control of Lice in Hospitals1. Moisten floors and walls with cresol or phenol.2." 1£ possible patients should be washed before placing on cle'!n beds.3. Attendants should wear clothes with, few openings.4. Band legs of wooden beds with corrosive sublimate to prevent infectionfrom other beds.5. Cleanse each bed before putting a new patient on it.6. Obtain free ventilation with fresh air.7. Have bedding disinfected for each case;Louse-Proof Garments for Medical AttendfJln.ts, Etc.1. Smooth clothing, preferably rubber or oiled silk.2. Long coats, extending below the knee and buttoning behind.3. Sleeves narrow at the wrists.4. Rubber gloves drawn up to overlap edges of sleeves.5. Collars to button close around the neck.6. Head covered by a hood.7. Rubber or smooth leather top boots.s. A onc-piece suit fastened at shoulders by buttons, with trousersclosed at ends like stockings. Wear sandals over the fe'et. Rubber cap.9. Smooth capes are sometimes of value.10. Smooth silk underwear may afford a measure of protection.BIBLIOGRAPHYBoyd, Mark S., 1917.-Am. Journ. Pub. J!ealth, vol. 7, No.8, pp. 667-671.Brink, 1915.-Voyenno Med. J., Petrograd, vol. 264, Med. spec. pt., pp.440-449.