Medical Division 
Office of Civilian Defense 
OCD Publication 5204 
THE ENEMY MAY STRIKE I 
Is your health officer a member of the staff of the local Commander of the 
U» S. Citizens* Defense Corps? 
Does your health officer or his deputy go to the Control Center on the alert? 
What responsibility has your health department assumed in community planning 
for— 
SANITATION 
Directions to people in areas of catastrophe on food, water and 
general sanitation 
Emergency chlorination of water 
Pasteurization of all milk 
Inspection of emergency feeding services 
Recommendations for storage of food and water 
Sanitation in communal shelters 
Disposition of food exposed to gas or other contaminants 
Waste disposal if service is interrupted 
DISEASE CONTROL 
Epidemic control in shelters, areas of catastrophe and reception 
centers 
Immunization against typhoid and other communicable diseases 
Supplemental isolation facilities 
Health supervision of evacuees 
COOPERATION TOTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 
Follow-up of casualties 
Nursing care of injured in homes 
Rehabilitation and readjustment of injured persons 
Recruitment of nurses* aides and other volunteers in health, 
medical care and nursing 
Casualty Information Service 
Emergency Mortuary Service 
EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 
' Nursing care of sick in homes 
Emergency obstetric service and postpartum care in homos 
PROTECTION AGAINST GAS 
Control of environment in cooperation with Senior Gas Officer 
Protection and decontamination of food and water supplies 
HEALTH EDUCATION 
Education of civilians in wartime health measures 
Nutritional advice on dietary adjustments due to restricted foods 
VITAL STATISTICS 
Maintenance of current information concerning displacement of 
population 
M-2978 
October 26, 194-2