Surgical cases (wounds):  66; among them 13 invalids and 6 who have undergone amputation and have been detained a long time in the hospital.

Internal ailments:  38; we may mention among the most serious cases of this kind noticed by us, 4 suffering from bilious haemoglobinurea, all from Bagdad; 6 from dysentery, anaemic and enfeebled patients; 4 from chronic nephritis.

Eye affections:  25.

Consumptives:  20.

Which make up the total of 149 cases.

Among the officers under treatment we may mention:  1 wounded right knee, 1 scalp wound, 1 compound fracture of the thigh, 1 neck wound, 1 bullet wound in the chest, 1 bullet wound in the face, all recent cases coming from El Arish.

Deaths: 

Number        Number
Cause of Death.              of Deaths     of Deaths
in 1915.      in 1916. 
Surgical cases                  30            17
Pleurisy                         2             5
Dysentery                        8            19
Typhoid                          1             1
Pericarditis                     1             2
Pneumonia                        3            11
Pulmonary tuberculosis          —­            26
Intestinal tuberculosis         —­            21
Nephritis                       —­             5
Gangrene                        —­             1
Hepatitis                       —­             1
Pernicious anaemia              —­             1
—–­           —–­
Total                           45           110
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The dead were buried in the Musulman cemetery with military honours, such comrades as were well enough attending the ceremony.

5.  The Cairo Citadel Camp.

(Visited on January 3, 1917.)

This camp occupies the curious Jewel-Palace, one of the monuments of the citadel, and contains only women and children coming from Hedjaz, who were captured near Mecca.

The dates of arrival are as follows: 

Women and Children. 1st convoy of 123 September 11, 1916 2nd " " 66 October 16, 1916 3rd " " 26 " 28, 1916 4th " " 82 November 7, 1916 5th " " 132 " 29, 1916

Numbers.—­The total includes 229 women and 207 children (7 of whom were born in camp), and a further batch of 200 women is expected shortly.

The Head Matron is Miss Lewis.  It is she who has the management and full control of this camp, which, by its character and its diversity of nationalities, classes and religions, demands great patience, tact and kindness—­qualities possessed in the highest degree by Miss Lewis.  She devotes herself entirely, and most capably, to this often very ungrateful task, and we welcome this chance of conveying to her the expression of our appreciation.

Those interned are divided into three classes.  The first class consists of officers’ wives and children; the second class, of those of the non-commissioned officers; and the third class, of soldiers’ wives and servants.  This classification has been adopted in order that the dormitories shall be occupied by persons of as nearly as possible the same social standing.