4 Field Hygiene Section Attached to 5 Field Ambulance

The 4th Field Hygiene Section moved to Modhion with 5 Field Ambulance and set up in a neighbouring location under olive trees.

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The section had been doing a limited amount of hygiene work, the limiting factors being lack of sterilising agents for water supplies and lack of transport for inspection of unit hygiene conditions, which themselves could not be completely satisfactory with the shortage of spades and other implements. The Officer Commanding, Captain B. T. W. Irwin, traversed much ground on foot, discussed health matters with ADMS NZ Division, and organised a mosquito survey, taking appropriate steps to prevent the breeding of malarial mosquitoes where possible.