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CHAPTER XIII
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The tents were put in a line of twenty each, and each score had a building attached for the men in that line to use as a dormitory if they chose.

Excellent bathrooms and shower-baths were provided, together with a plentiful supply of water.

The feeding of the prisoners of war was on a substantial scale, the daily rations per man including: Bread 11/4 lb.
Meat (fresh) 1 lb.
Sugar 3 oz.
Coal (or) 1 lb.
Wood (or) 2 lb.
Coal and wood 11/2 lb.
Vegetables 1/2 lb.
Jam 1/4 lb., or 6 oz.

of vegetables in lieu.
Coffee, milk and other items were also in like generous apportionments.
The clothing issued to the prisoners, as asked for by them, to give the month of June, 1901, as an instance, was: Boots 143 pairs Braces 59 pairs Hats 164 Jackets 133 Shirts 251 Socks 222 pairs Trousers 166 Waistcoats 87 and other small sundries.
At Green Point Camp ample hospital accommodation was provided for the sick, and there was a medical staff thoroughly acquainted with the Dutch language and Boer habits.

There was electric light in every ward, as well as all other comforts compatible with discipline.
In the first six months of 1901 only five men died in the Camps, the average daily strength of which was over 5,000 men.


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