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The Seafarer’s Personal Hygiene

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The concept of personal hygiene involves not only the care of a seafarer’s body but also the care of his cabin. Each individual should have a sound knowledge of the hygienic measures necessary to maintain a healthy condition of the skin, mouth, nose, head, hands and nails as well as the anal and genital regions. Cabin hygiene implies clean berth and linen, pure air and adequate lighting. In addition it is necessary to know about the special requirements of hygiene in tropical areas and in very cold climates.

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  1. Abt. für Schiffahrtsmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Schiffs- und Tropenkrankheiten, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 2000, Hamburg 4, Germany

    W. Hartmut G. Goethe (Scientific Director) (Scientific Director)

  2. General Council of British Shipping, London, UK

    E. Norton Watson (Chief Medical Officer) (Chief Medical Officer)

  3. Port and City of London, UK

    Dilwyn T. Jones (Medical Officer Health) (Medical Officer Health)

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Stenko, Y. (1984). The Seafarer’s Personal Hygiene. In: Goethe, W.H.G., Watson, E.N., Jones, D.T. (eds) Handbook of Nautical Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69415-8_30

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