Deadly Diseases
As women mostly dealt with injured soldiers, it was easy for them to catch infections. Also during the war, the food wasn’t fresh and clean so foodborne diseases such as Salmonella spread.
Foot Rot
When it was winter, Foot rot began to rise as wet and muddy conditions made it almost impossible for the soldiers to keep their feet dry. Soldiers weren’t the only ones affected by this. Women in their different roles were too. Basically everyone had the potential to get foot rot as they couldn’t be supplied with new dry socks and shoes. However, if the soldiers and volunteers for the Australian Defence force were to receive these items they would only have been useful for a few hours.
The trenches were unhygienic from old food scraps and died bodies which attracted animals such as rats.
Foot Rot
When it was winter, Foot rot began to rise as wet and muddy conditions made it almost impossible for the soldiers to keep their feet dry. Soldiers weren’t the only ones affected by this. Women in their different roles were too. Basically everyone had the potential to get foot rot as they couldn’t be supplied with new dry socks and shoes. However, if the soldiers and volunteers for the Australian Defence force were to receive these items they would only have been useful for a few hours.
The trenches were unhygienic from old food scraps and died bodies which attracted animals such as rats.