. The Varsity war supplement 1916. pacity wastaxed to the utmost so that during the first month of oursojourn here we hadno less than 2,500patients throughour wards. Thepressure howevergradually dimin-ished as the activi-ties at the frontceased and sincethat time our workhas been merelythat of attendingthe sick and injuredin a large militarycamp. For about amonth this workalone was prettyheavy because theother base hospitalswere not estab-lished but now wetake our turn inadmitting and wereceive patientsevery third weekonly, as there aretwo other British hospitals in this immediate neighbourhoo
. The Varsity war supplement 1916. pacity wastaxed to the utmost so that during the first month of oursojourn here we hadno less than 2,500patients throughour wards. Thepressure howevergradually dimin-ished as the activi-ties at the frontceased and sincethat time our workhas been merelythat of attendingthe sick and injuredin a large militarycamp. For about amonth this workalone was prettyheavy because theother base hospitalswere not estab-lished but now wetake our turn inadmitting and wereceive patientsevery third weekonly, as there aretwo other British hospitals in this immediate are No. 28 and No. 29. The British ColumbiaHospital, No 5 Canadians. is on the other side of thetown some 5 miles from here and they get work from theirown district along with some British Stationary Hospitalsthere. It is the intention to remove all the hospitals tosites near No. 5. It is considered the danger from ma-laria would be much less as there is a good deal ofmarsh land immediately to the south of our present camp. Hospital Officers at the Pyramids and the mosquitoes will no doubt be plentiful. We are to bemoved as soon as huts are provided for us and they are busyerecting them at present. Thus far we have been undercanvas and it is quite an experience, the nurses have very comfortable quar-ters in large rec-tangular Indiantents; four nursesin each tent; theofficers and men arein bell tents. Eachofficer has a belltent and it is quiteremarkable to mehow comfortableone can be undersuch conditions;we had no floor forour tents, but reedmatting with rugsproved an excellentsubstitute. A fewdays ago howeverwooden floors ar-rived and we arenow using surface is cer-tainly more smoothand regular but wereally got alongvery well without them. We have a gas stove for heat anda small primus stove for boiling water, and under theseconditions a comfortable sponge bath is possible in themorning, which is very refreshing after a good nights sleepin a comfortable bed. We
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