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FM 21-10 Military Sanitation

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FM 21-10

Military Sanitation

Army · FM · Jul 1945 · 254 pages

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Military sanitation is the Army way of keeping soldiers healthy, and preventing the spread of disease. Its primary aim is to keep as many men as possible in fighting trim, physically and mentally. b. In other wars, disease knocked out more soldiers than battle casualties. Now, fewer man-days are lost because increased use of vaccinations and strict sanitary rules prevent disease from spreading. However, the danger of disease is always around the corner, and only constant attention to preventive medicine and sanitation can give protection against it. c. The basic principles of sanitation are the same in military as in civilian life. However, in the Army, soldiers are subjected to greater physical strain and more changes in surroundings, in climate, and in living habits than in civilian life.

DesignationFM 21-10

EditionJul 1945

StatusSuperseded

Pages254

FunctionMedical TCCC

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 4

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