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Turkish Prisoners in Egypt - A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross by Various
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From Dysentery 45
" Tuberculosis 9
" Beri-beri 1
" Malaria 1
" War wounds 9
" Typhoid fever 1
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In addition, one German prisoner died of pneumonia. As regards deaths
from dysentery, most of the prisoners attacked by the disease came from
the Hedjaz, and were in a seriously weak and exhausted condition.

Turkish prisoners are prepared for burial in the manner prescribed by
their religion. They are buried in a Moslem cemetery. British soldiers
from the garrison pay them the last honours, and the prisoners are
represented at the cemetery.




~3. Maadi Camp.~

_(Visited on January 3, 1917.)_


The chief camp at Maadi is 9-1/3 miles south of Cairo, on the right bank
of the Nile. All prisoners are taken to it after capture, and thence
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