2. The insufficient quantity and frequently even bad quality of articles of food distributed among them. Often the food given to the children is in every respect inadequate to their wants. 3. The great fall in temperature during the night. 4. The insufficient protection against cold experienced in the tents by the healthy population, and all the more by the invalids. 5. The absence of clothing and blankets. 6. The insufficient providing for invalids and the inadequate state of medical stores. 7. The want of employees for the sanitary service in the Camps. In view of the importance of the problem put before the Committee, they have drawn up the above report and have sent copies of same to all the members of the Consular Corps. (Signed) S.S. PITNER. P. CINATTI. BN. OSTMANN. TABLE A DIRECT CAUSES OF THE DEATHS IN THE CAMPS OF THE IMPRISONED BOERS, COMPOSED ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES TILL JULY 10TH, 1901. Diseases. Number of Deaths. Measles 123 Inflammation of the lungs 50 Dysentery 45 Inflammation of the bowels 35 Consumption 33 Diarrhoea 29 Bronchitis 27 Old age 21 Inflammation of the stomach 15 Malaria 18 Cramps 15 Measles and bronchitis 14 Typhoid fever 14 Weakness (Debility) 13 Heart disease 12 Croup 11 Old age 11 Cramps and inflammation of the stomach 10 Measles and weakness 11 Lying-in fever and child-birth illness 5 Measles and inflammation of the lungs 4 Inflammation of the brain 4 Diphtheria 4 Consumption and measles 4 Disease of the kidneys 6 Measles and diarrhoea 3 Measles and dysentery 3 Exhaustion 3 Inflammation of the bowels 3 Debility 2 Heart disease 4 Inflammation of the kidneys and debility, diseases through teething, asthma, influenza 6 Various 26