uinine. 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
write three times a week, and a certain number of them get more educated
comrades to write for them. Correspondence is practically impossible for
those who belong to nomadic tribes.

_Religion._--Except one Copt, all the prisoners are Mahometans. There
are many imaums among them. Religious exercises are practised freely and
regularly.

_Discipline and Behaviour._--There are no complaints as to discipline,
and no attempts to escape have taken place. Despite racial diversities,
few quarrels take place among the prisoners, and the authorities seldom
need to interfere. We spoke to an old and infirm sheik who is treated
with particular regard and has a tent to himself; he told us that he is
in every way satisfied.

~CONCLUSIONS~

The Red Cross International Committee, at Geneva, has since the
beginning of the war organised visits to the camps of prisoners of war
and of civilian prisoners in the various belligerent countries.

The members of the mission sent to Egypt, MM. Dr. F. Blanched, E.
Schoch, and F. Thormeyer, had already inspected camps in Germany,
France, Morocco and Russia. They may be allowed to compare the treatment
of the Egyptian prisoners with what they had seen elsewhere.

We express our deep gratitude to the English authorities for all the
facilities which they gave us for the accomplishment of our mission.

We will now s