25. SANITATION.—(a) The importance of strict attention to sanitation will be impressed on all ranks.
(b) The commanding officer is responsible for sanitation in his unit, and the medical officer will advise him in sanitary matters, making frequent inspection of cook houses, latrines, refuse pits, and water arrangements. Under the medical officer latrines and refuse pits will be attended to by the regimental sanitary men and water duties by the R. A. M. C. details attached.
(c) Latrines will be constructed in trenches leading from communication trenches. Where the bucket system is employed, chloride of lime or creosol will be freely used. The soil will be removed at night and buried in a deep pit at least 100 yards from the trenches; these pits will be filled in when nearly full and labeled.
(d) Empty tins and other refuse will be collected in receptacles kept for the purpose in the trenches, and returning carrying parties will be used to carry these back to the incinerators in rear.
26. RATIONS AND COOKING.—(a) Ration parties from the support and reserve trenches will be made up in complete units.
(b) The company quartermaster sergeant will accompany the ration parties for his company and report his arrival to the company commander.
(c) Great care is to be taken that ration and carrying parties make as little noise as possible.
(d) Where cooking is done individually, definite times should be allocated for the purpose.
(e) Unused rations will be returned to the quartermaster.
(f) Waste in any form will be discouraged.