The document outlines the points that a Regimental Medical Officer should comment on and record during a monthly sanitary inspection of a military unit according to regulations. These include inspecting accommodation areas, the cookhouse, dining facilities, barber shop, latrines, bathrooms, and other work and recreation areas. The RMO is to note cleanliness, facilities, hygiene practices, and other sanitary conditions and record them in the unit's sanitary diary along with any remarks from other officers. The diary is then sent up the chain of command according to orders to advise corrective actions.

1. Sanitary Diary
Dr. Anurag Danda

2. Points to be
commented
Remarks of
RMO
Remarks of
CO
Action taken
As per General Principles,Regulations for
the Medical Services of the Armed Forces
1983(para 114),an RMO should conduct a
periodic sanitary inspection at least once a
month and record findings in a sanitary
diary.

3. Accommodation
• Cleanliness
• Lighting & Ventilation
• Floor
• Overcrowding
• State of charpoys & bedding
• Mosquito nets
• Personal equipment
• General area
• Other observations,Scales of accommodation
• Quarterguard-similar guidelines + observation of
prisoner cell

4. Cookhouse
• Cleanliness
• Space
• Floor
• Lighting & Ventilation
• Rat & Fly proofing
• Smoke nuisance
• Chapati basket
• State of utensils
• Meat box
• Rations,bill of
fare,authorization
• Meat chopper
• Ration Store
• Personal hygiene of cooks
• Immunisation status of
cooks
• Clothing of cooks
• Disposal of garbage &
sullage
• State of hand pumps
• Wash basin
As per guidelines in AO 25/2004

5. Dining Hall/Canteens
• Cleanliness
• Floor
• Lighting & Ventilation
• Seating Arrangements
• Fly proofing
• Dining Hall
• Bone receptacles
• Drinking water
arrangements
• Menu of food
• Food tasting cook
• Arrangement for
washing plates and
glasses
• Standing orders

6. Barber Shop
• Space
• Cleanliness
• Furniture
• Hair cutting appliances
• Towels & aprons
• Personal Hygiene
• State of immunisation &
nominal roll
• Water supply
• Barber’s chair
• Comb,razors,clippers

7. Latrines
• Cleanliness
• Lighting
• Water supply & drainage

8. Bathrooms
• Cleanliness
• Floor
• Water supply & storage
• Water drainage

9. Office Room/Guard Room/QM store
• Lighting
• Ventilation
• Rat proofing
• Fly proofing
• Working comforts

10. Recreation,Information Room
• Space
• Lighting
• Ventilation
• Charts,Periodicals & Magazines
• Indoor games facilities

11. Dhobi ghat
• Water supply/drainage
• Washing platforms
• Drying arrangement
• Ironing arrangement

12. Family Lines
• General Cleanliness
• Lighting & Ventilation
• Mosquito nets

13. Water supply
• Source
• Chlorination
• Leaking taps & pipes
• Any unauthorized sources

14. Abbatoir
• Scaffolding
• Waste disposal
• Hygiene of butchers
• Instruments
• Documents
• Cleanliness,pest/rodent infestation
• Smoke nuisance
• Meat choppers
• Clothing of butchers

15. Animal Lines
• State of repair
• Hygiene/sanitation
• Rat/fly nuisance
• Waste disposal

16. Aerated Water Factory
• Cleaning of bottles
• Raw Materials
• Hygiene of staff
• Testing of samples
• Documents

17. Family Welfare Centre &
Children’s Schools
• To stress upon a healthy lifestyle
• School Health Survey
• Stress management lessons
• IEC activities

18. MI Room or Regimental Aid Post
• Inspection of infrastructure,beds,medical &
nursing equipment
• Education of N.A.s / B.F.N.A.s
• Maintenance of Registers
• AME/PME referrals
• Referrals to Field Hospitals/MHs or CHs
• Health screening of recruits
• Certifying health of personnel proceeding on
courses or reporting back
• Vaccinations

19. General Observations
• Any mosquito nuisance
• Any mosquito breeding areas
• Residual spray
• Drains
• Procision of adequate litter bins
• Any nuisance of stray cattle/dogs

20. • Medical Documents
• GENERAL HYGIENE &
SANITATION

21. Signature of RMO/MO
Remarks of OC SHO/
Remarks of SEMORemarks of CO
Date

22. • Sanitary Diary to be forwarded by the unit to
the SEMO through the OC SHO as per AO
25/2004/DGMS
• Report serves as an advisory to unit CO and a
guide for the SEMO to initiate corrective
action.