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X V I I . W h a t provision is made for the education of
prisoners ?
In Central Prison 3 classes of one hour each are held
weekly ; in District Prisons there are no schools, but
weU-conducted prisoners who can read are aUowed to
have reUgious books of their respective persuasions.
XVIII. O n what conditions are remissions of im–
prisonment granted ?
Prisoners of good behaviour and industrious in labour
sentenced to not less than two years are, if males, after
three-fourths, or, if females, after two-thirds of their
term of imprisonment has expired, recommended to the
High Commissioner for remission of their sentence, with,
or without, Ticket of Leave.
X I X . Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every
occasion of a death in prison during the past year ?
A n d what were the verdicts .
The District Medical Oflficer certifies as to the cause
of death. Yes. Inquest held by the Commissioner
of Nicosia (Coroner) on convict No. 327 HaUl H j .
Moustafa who died at the Nicosia General Hospital on
6th January, 1916.
Verdict, natural causes.
X X . 1. W h a t was the sanitary state of the prisons
during the year ?
Central Prison, Nicosia .. .. ExceUent.
Larnaca
Very good.
Limassoi
Very good.
Paphos
Very good.
Kyrenia
Good.
Famagusta
ExceUent.
2. WTiat were the prevailing diseases ?
X X I . W h a t are, shortly, the rules as to Diet .
Extra Diet aUowed to prisoners earning and
keeping 1 or 2 Badges.
Sundav ...
Tuesdav ...
Friday ...
25 drams Olives.
30 drams Bulgur.
10 drams Olive-oil.
1 cup (Turkish) Coffee.
1 mug* of Tea.
Rheumatism, malarial fever, diarrhoea, diseases of tb.*-:
digestive and respiratory organs, influenza, dysentery,
dyspepsia, diseases of skin, syphihs, gonorhoea, consti–
pation, hernia, epilepsy, coUc, furnucle, chancre, septic
wound, whitlow, mumps, herpes.
WEEKLY DIETARY.
2 days
3 davs
1 day
1 day
DlETABT No.
250 drams Bread
Cheese
Bread
25
250
60
10
250
75
50
250
50
10
„ Fresh Vegetables
„ Oil
„ Bread
„ Cooked meat free of bone
„ Rice before being cooked
,, Bread
., Bulgur or Bakla
;, oil
DlETABT No. 2.
The u m e as Dietary No. 1 with the addition of 50 drams of
Bread for each convict.
DlETABT No. 3.
Daily 250 drams of Bread,
One day 10 drams olives,
next day 60 drams fresh Vegetables as directed in Dietary No. 1.
DlETABT No. i.
Punishment diet for all prisoners.
200 drams Bread
"Water, Unlimited
In addition to above, fresh fruit in limited quantities m a y be
supplied when so ordered by the Medical Officer of the Prison :
also extra diet of 10 drams olives and 10 drams raisins are
supplieil once a week, i.e.. raisins on Tuesdays and olives on
Saturdays to all long sentence male and female prisoners during
the mouths when no fruit is given.
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