| Show head to foot washing gashing Vash mg at the recent congress held dt a t Mr edwin chadwick 0 13 said the effect of cleanliness was not sufficiently mei lel recognized he found evidences of its effects in various ways dealing with tho the animal creation he said taid the pig that was washed would put on one fifth more flesh with the pame same amount of foud food lhnn than the pig that was waa unwashed the L same ale ame effect was waa ob observable in other animals y llad seen the horse washed from bead head to foot 0 elvell additional force the ame sale argument applied to the human humin creature he fie knew the case of an army hem hemmed hemmeain medin in by tb the enemy und and ruton put rut on half rations regularly washed and it was foil foli found n d after a time that the men nien aw who ho washed were equal in force mth oth tb those oie bie who were unwashed and put upon full rations I 1 head to foot washing was not only important in the matter mattor of econom economy y in food but also niso for the prevention of contagious disease diseases nurses who attended cases and other cases of or contagious dis dib eases had bad found out that by washing twice a day and sometimes by changing gIng their clothes the they might with withstand the dangers resulting from the practice and doctors doctor 4 who were similarly engaged bad come to the same conclusion As a ft defense against an outbreak of epidemic disease he would havethe have the whole population dubbed he mentioned tha that t in a prison containing 1200 person swashing was enforced and instead of using 70 to 80 gallons of or water for each hath bath and causing a large expenditure of time a very simple simpie method was devised for giving the prisoners a thorough good bath each bachman man was place placed diwa in a recess rem ss witha with a spray of tepid water overhead which completely cleansed bim him schools at which uncas unwashed 14 children attended were centres bentres of childrens epidemics |
