Canada and the First World War

Fumigation Chambers - Felix Cullen - We were there

Diagram of Fumigation Chambers
One way the military authorities reacted to the problem of vermin was by devising and installing fumigation chambers where the soldiers' clothes were placed after being washed. In theory, fumigation was supposed to eliminate parasites, but soldiers reported that it did not always have the desired result. These fumigation chambers were in the camps, behind the trenches.

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