FOOTNOTES:
Reading edition
English weight.
tons. cwt. qr. lb.
Linen cloth 101,779 kilogrammes = 100 2 1 23
Rolled bandages 46,446 ” = 45 13 2 14
Charpie 47,776 ” = 46 19 3 4
And estimates the following as the proportion consumed by each of the wounded:—
English weight avoirdupois.
lb. oz. dr. gr.
Linen cloth 2 kil. 482 grammes = 5 7 0 10
Rolled bandages 0 ” 891 ” = 1 15 7 13
Charpie 1 ” 181 ” = 2 9 11 0
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Total 4 ” 554 ” = 10 0 2 23
In an Army Medical Department Circular, dated 27th May, 1855, it was announced that the Secretary of State for War had decided the following “Field Dressing” should form part of every British soldier’s kit on active service, so as to be available at all times and in all places as a first dressing for wounds:—
Bandage of fine calico, 4 yds. long, 3 in. wide. Fine lint, 3 in. wide, 12 in. long.
Folded flat and fastened by 4 pins.