Picture No | 10215180 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | British Water-filter cart |
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A British water-filter cart being filled from a river. Ensuring troops remained free of disease was a pressing concern during World War I, and preventative measures against water-borne bacteria, such as this mobile water-filtering unit, helped combat dysentry, cholera and typhoid.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 10 October 1914, page 508 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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