Administrative Bulletin Number 52, Extract, from Brigadier General George Van Horn Moseley

HEADQUARTERS IX CORPS. Amorican Expedi tionary Foroes A.p.0. 9032 Administrutive Bulletin, January 7, 1919. No. 53 Extract. 717 Ix CONTROL OF VENEREAL DISEASE Paragraph II. Balletin No. 1, Headquartoza and Arey Junuary 1, 1919, in published for the information and guidance of this comends "The following letter from G.H.Q., Ameriona E.F., is published for the information and guidanos of all concerned: (O.H.Q. 4th Bec., G.S., Nov. 34, 1918. From: c. in 0. so ARCHIVES SERVICE" RECORDS NATIONAL AND To: Condg. General, and Army, Subjeot: Control of Venereal Dieessos. 1. with the constion of hostilities and the consequent sental and phymionl relaxation following rolief from the strain of the past for months, thore entezs into the d-ily life of the soldier may temptations to which he has not heratoforo beon 10 a natural result, a very large in- Create in the num ex of venereal cases anong the troopa ean be expected, unless energetic neasures are taken for ite prevention. a. The record in this respect made by the morioan Fozoas in France in oreditable from every point of vies. the comander in Chief dásires that no offort shall be spared to mintnin this gagord under the conditions wnich may ebtain folloring the 3. The noven-nt buok to the Training Areas will distribute troopa widely and bring them into very close contact with the oivil population with resulting dangez to both. The institution of masures designated to furnish the closest aupervision with respect to prophylaxis will be required In order so make this possible, there is attached to the Divimion office of division, an exporienced Urologist to assitt in darrying out the polioy which has been outlined in General Orders. The efficioney of the Division surgeon and his assistant in this respect le in direct ratio to their ability to invostigite the surroundings of the noldier and to take the necessary preventive segsures. 4. During the regent period of active combat, the Division Burgenx and his assistante have in many cases been almost completely immbblized due to the Juok of traneport tion. That condition ahould no longer mintain and the Divimion allotment of motor asra ahould be ample to permit the neces- mary circulation throughout the ares and euporvision of venezeal prophylastic nonmires. Therefore, it Le directed that the Divicional transportition be so allotted an to make it possible that the Divimion gurgeon shall have every opportunity to oarry out the mesmites which have been fixed upon a.a necessary for the protection of the command aguingt venoreal dissases. 5. If in any Division the motor transportation allotted for Div- ision Hendquarters in not sufficient to anry out the instructions contained heroin, prompt report of that fact will be made to these Hendquartore By order of the c. in c. George Van Horn Moseley Brigadier General, F. 3. A.G. of 8., G-1e 2.d Bra