Short halt / temporary camp sanitation

Short halt / temporary camps

Stones to use for aim, spray with insecticide

250 men for use up to 24 hrs

5 trenches dug for first 100 then 3 for every subsequent 100

Must be 600mm apart, soil to be immediately thrown on deposits by soldiers

To be back filled and a plastic sheet covering the area and extending out of each side by at least 750mm to be placed 150mm below ground level

Improvised grease and soap traps

Made from half an oil drum placed over a 1m x 1m x soakage pit

The bracken and hessian should be replaced and burnt daily

There is no hard and fast scaling for use, the ability to operate effectively will determine the duration of use

Each time refuse is incinerated, a layer of earth is to cover it

Place bricks, cans etc at bottom to allow air to circulate and the rubbish to burn effectively. Fill in when 200mm from the top