Sanitary Staff.—­All the hospital doctors are Egyptian.  In addition to the doctor-in-chief, Dr. Abbas Bey Helmey, two doctors, three surgeons, and one druggist live in the hospital.

Consulting doctors come from the town when sent for to treat nose, ear and eye troubles.  A Cairo specialist also places his X-ray apparatus at the service of the hospital patients.  The matron is an American, and has three English nurses under her.

Thirty-two orderlies do the ward work.

Accommodation.—­The Egyptian Red Cross Hospital is installed in an old palace of Omar-Pasha Lufti, situated in a large garden, which is very shady and well kept.  The dimensions of the wards assure easy circulation of air and perfect ventilation.  As the building was not designed to serve its present purpose, the various staffs are somewhat scattered, but this difficulty has been got over in a most practical manner.  A huge corridor gives communication between the wards, which are usually 23 feet square and 26 feet high.  The large wards considerably exceed these measurements, and their tasteful decoration gives them a characteristic style.  On the first floor, the rooms for the consumptive patients measure 16 by 16 by 13 feet—­a very good cubical allowance for the four beds in each.  The floor is of large flag-stones.  Most of the rooms command the garden and a courtyard planted with trees.  The building occupied by the guard is quite separate from the hospital.  Electricity is used throughout the buildings.

Bedding.—­The iron bedsteads, painted with white ripolin, are separated from one another by pedestal tables.  The spring mattress, stuffed mattress, sheets and pillows are in very sound condition.  There is no limit set to the number of blankets allowed.  The beds are covered with pretty blue and white quilts, with the Red Cross in the middle.  This quite recent innovation has a very pretty effect.

Food.—­The commissariat is arranged by contract with a head cook.  The menus are drawn up by the doctors according to the diet prescribed.  We tasted the day’s food and found it excellent.  All provisions examined by us were of good quality and carefully overlooked.  The kitchen, with its well-fitted ranges and polished utensils, struck us favourably.  The cooking and attendance is done by persons engaged by the chef.

Each man is provided with two bowls of tinned copper and a drinking cup.  All invalids get sweetened tea twice a day.  Officers may choose tea or coffee.  The following is the hospital dietary: 

FOR OFFICERS.
  Breakfast:  European bread; fresh milk; 3 eggs; tea; coffee.
  Lunch:  Mutton; two dishes of vegetables, or macaroni rice;
  salad; rice pudding; coffee; fruit.
  Dinner:  The same as lunch, but without fruit.

ORDINARY DIET.
  Breakfast:  Arab bread; sweetened fresh milk.
  Lunch:  Arab bread; beef; rice, vegetables.
  Dinner:  Arab bread; rice soup; rice pudding.