Identifier: russojapanesewar00grea (find matches)
Title: The Russo-Japanese war : medical and sanitary reports from officers attached to the Japanese and Russian forces in the field, General staff, War office, April 1908
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Great Britain. War Office MacPherson, William Grant, Sir, 1858-1927
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Military hygiene
Publisher: London : Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ains north of Kobe, at Arima and Yoshino alsoin the hills, and at Wakanohula on the seaside. The various sections are a considerable distance from oneanother, with the exception of (6), (c) and (d), which are together.Section (f) is near the castle and Head-Quarters Section ; but (g)is about a mile further south along the circular railway line(6), (c), and (d) about a mile still further on, and (e) about anothermile distant down the same line of railway. They are all two, three or more miles from the landing stageor from the Meida railway station, i.e., the station on the mainline. The serious cases, as a rule, came by sea and were takenup the river to the Head-Quarters Section, the only section on theriver. The others, most of whom came by train from Hiroshima,went to their sections by the local circular railway, by electrictramcars, or in rickshaws. The accompanying diagrammatic plan shows the relativepositions of the sections and the means of access to them. Osaka Reserve Hospital.
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— E Diagrammatic plan showing the relative positions of the sections ofthe reserve hospital and the means of conveying sick and wounded tothem. (Not drawn to scale.) At one time 150 medical officers were on duty at the Osakareserve hospital, and 14 female relief sections of the Red MEDICAL.—REPORT 19. 340 Cross Society (two in each section of the hospital) wereemployed. On the 12th November 1905 all the sections hadbeen closed except the Head-Quarters, Tennoji, Momoyama, andinfectious diseases sections; and of the convalescent depots, thatat Nakayama only remained open. The number of medicalofficers was reduced to 50, and only three Red Cross Societysrelief sections were employed (two at Head-quarters, and one inTennoji). Special points noted at this hospital were— (1) Placards were attached outside each hut to indicate the number of patients in it requiring to becarried, to be helped, or able to look after them-selves in case of fire. These were wooden placardsabout 8 inches lo

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