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1294 Medical Depar tment . Suppli es . Private treatment . Prov iso . Not applicable , if on Turlough . Contagious, etc., dis- eases, expenses . Insane Filipino sol- diers . Vol.35,p.122;Vol. 39,p.309;U.S.C.,p . 98 8. Nurses . Civilian phresicians. Transporting sup- plies, e tc . Hot Springs, Ark ., hospit al . Can al Zone garr i- sons. Care of troops . Pro viso . Subsistence pay meats . Armre Medica l Mus eum . Preservat ion, etc ., of specimens . 74 TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 404. MAY 15, 1936. M EDI CAL DE PAR TME NT ARMY MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT For the manufacture and purchase of medical and hospital sup- plies, including disinfectants, for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships and transports, for laundry work for enlisted men and Army nurses while patients in a hospital, and supplies required for mosq uito des truc tion in and abou t mi lita ry p osts in the Cana l Zone. ; for the purchase of veterinary supplies and hire of veterinary surgeons ; for expenses of medical supply depots ; for medical care and treatment of patients, including supernumeraries, not otherwise provided for, including care and subsistence in private hospitals of officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the Army, of appli- cants for en listment, and of prisoners of war and other persons in military custody or confinement, when entitled thereto by law, regu- lation, or contract : Provided, That this shall not apply to officers and enli sted m en who are t reated in pri vate h ospita ls or by civi lian p hysi- cians while on furlough ; for the proper care and treatment of epi- demic and contagious diseases in the Army or at Military posts or stations, including measures to prevent the spread thereof, and the payment of reasonable damages not otherwise provided for for bedding and clothing injured or destroyed in such prevention ; for the care of insane Filipino soldiers in conformity with the Act of Con- gress approved May 11, 1908 (U. S. C., title 24, sec . 198) ; for the pay of male and female nurs es, not includ ing the Army Nu rse Corps, and of cooks and other civilians employed for the proper care of sick officers and soldiers, under such regulations fixing their number, qual- ifications, assignments, pay, and allowances as shall have been or shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War ; for the pay of civilian physi- cians em ployed to exami ne physically applicants for enlistment and enlisted men and to render other professional services from time to time under proper authority ; for the pay of other employees of the Medical Department ; for the payment of express companies and local transfers employed directly by the Medical Department for the transportation of medical and hospital supplies, including bidders' samples and water for analysis ; for supplies for use in teaching the art of cooking to the enlisted force of the Medical Department ; for the supply of Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas ; for advertising, laundry, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses of the Medical Department, $1,478,323 . HOSPITAL CARE, CANAL ZONE GARRISONS For paying the Panama Canal such reasonable charges, exclusive of subsistence, as may be approved by the Secretary of War for car- ing in its hospitals for officers, enlisted men, military prisoners, and civilian employees of the Army admitted thereto upon the request of proper military authority, $50,000 : Provided, That the subsistence of the said patients, except commissioned officers, shall be paid to said hospitals out of the appropriation for subsistence of the Army at the rates provided therein for commutation of rations for enlisted patients in general hospitals . ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM For the proc urement, prepa ration, and pre servation of sp ecimens and the purchase of technical supplies and equipment, $10,000 .