malaria, 3 cases of bronchial pneumonia, and 2 cases of dysentery.

As soon as they arrived in camp 25 men were attacked with tertian
malaria; 15 are cured, 10 are still being treated with quinine. Of 7
attacked with dysentery 5 are now cured.

Ten men were suffering from trachoma and are still being treated with
protargol.

There has been no typhoid fever, nor typhus, nor any other epidemic in
the camp.

The serious cases are sent to the Egyptian hospital at Zagazig, where
they are looked after by native doctors. There are 4 prisoners now in
hospital: 1 eye case, 1 of tuberculosis, 1 of bronchitis, and 2 feverish
patients under observation.

Six prisoners have died in the hospital since the camp was established
here. One had tumour on the brain, 2 chronic enteritis, 1 tuberculosis,
and 1 an intestinal obstruction. The dead were buried with military
honours and according to the rites of their religion.


_Work._--With the exception of fatigue duties, nothing is required from
the prisoners besides a little light work in the gardens near the camp.
Some of them make small articles which are sold for their benefit.


_Correspondence._--The number of illiterates being very high (98 per
cent.), letters are comparatively few. The prisoners are allowed to