Memorandum to all Medical Officers from Chief of Staff Stuart Heintzelman, with Follow-Up Note from Major Charles E. Wilson

1056. by AND HEADQUARTERS 35th DIVISION. the OFFICE OF DIVISION SANITARY INSPECTOR AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. CBS Fabruary 19th, 1919. MEMORANDUM: To all Medical Officers. Following information relative to Chlorination of water is quoted from Bulletin #1, January 6th, 1919 from Hdq. 3nd Army AEF. HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Amerioan Expeditionary Forces. Water: All Water used by American troops shall be considered of doubtful quality and when required for human consunption shall be ohlorinated, unless it is being ohlorinated at the souros by apparatus installed and supervised by the Engineer Department The following instructions for the use of the Lyster Water Sterilizing Bag are quoted from Cirgular No. 37, G. H. Q. A. E. F. S. 0., 1918, for the benerit of all conoerned and will be followed striotly: (1) Clean the inside of the bag thoroughly: use olean Water and a clean brush and rinse thoroughly. (3) Fill it to the white band with best water available. (3) Place a tube of hypochlorite in an ordnance oup and break the tube with the butt of an ordnance knife. Mix the powder into a smooth paste with a little cold Water, using the blade of the knife to break up the lumps. Hypochlorite tenda to lump when added to Water, and, therefore, special oars must be taken to obtain a smooth paste. Fill the ordnance oup about half full of cold water, stir and pour the nearly clear solution into the water in the bag, keeping the glass in the cup. Stir the treated Water thoroughly with a spoon. (4) Fasten the cover on the bag and allow the water to stand 30 minutes, before using. (5) Never refill a partially emptied bag. Always empty the water from the bag befote refilling with fresh Water. (6) Use one tube of powder for every XEXX bag full of water. Tubes of Hypooblorite are to be obtained Irom the Quartermaster. (7) Report any difficulties to the Medical Officer. By command of Lieutenant General Bullard Stuart Heintzalman. Official: Chief of Starr. PHILLIP L. SCHUYLER ADJUTANT GENERAL Ralph MoBurney Captain Sanitary Corps U. S. Army. Aoting Division Sanitary Inspector. To: Commanding Offioers Battery D, E, and F. 1. The above toll be complied with. Charles E. Wilson. Major. M.C.U.S.A. Copy to Capt. Wilson. Medical Officer, 2nd Bn.