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Questions.
XVIII. O n what conditions are remissions of im–
prisonment granted ?
X I X . Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every
occasion of a death in prison during the past year ?
and what were the results ?
X X . 1, W h a t was the sanitary state of the prisons
during the year *
2. W h a t were the prevailing diseases ?
X X I . W h a t are, shortly, the rules as to Diet ?
Extra Diet allowed to prisoners earning and
keeping 1 or 2 Badges.
Sunday
Tuesday ...
Friday
25 drams Olives.
30 drams Bulsrur.
10 drams Olive-oil.
1 cup (Turkish) Coffee.
1 mug of Tea.
Answers.
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, witb^.
or without, Ticket of Leave.
The •District Medical Officer certifies as to the cause-
of death.
A n inquest was held on every occasion by the Com–
missioner (Coroner) of the District on convicts who die
of any causes other than execution, viz.:—on
(1) Convict Demitri Panaghi w h o died at the Central
Prison Hospital on 23rd February, 1923, (2) Convict
Neocli Constandi who died at the Paphos Prison
Hospital on 5th November, 1923, (3) Convict Yianni
Haralambou Loizides who died at the Central Prison
Hospital on 18th December, 1923. (4) Conviot Nafi.
Mehmet who was executed at the Famagusta Prison
on 19th June, 1923. (5) Convict Kara Christofi Moisi*
who was executed at the Limassoi Prison on 30th
October, 1923. (6) Convict Stylli Constandi and (7)
Convict Halid Mehmet who were executed at the
Central Prison on 27th November, 1923, and (8)
Convict Elia Papa Nicola who was executed at the
Famagusta Prison on llth December, 1923.
Verdict in cases 1, 2, and 3," Natural death." In
cases 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 no inquest was held, but the
Medical Officer certified in each case that death was-
due to " Dislocation of Vertebrae neck " in consequence
of execution.
Central Prison, Nicosia .. .. Very good.
Larnaca
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Limassoi
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Paphos
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Kyrenia
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Famagusta ..
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Rheumatism, malarial fever, diarrhoea, diseases of the
digestive and respiratory system, influenza, dysentery,
dyspepsia, diseases of skin, syphilis, gonorrhoea, consti–
pation, hernia, colic, febricula, anemia, glands in the*
neck, bronchial catarrh, epilipsy, debility.
WEEKLY DIETARY.
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2 days
3 days
1 day
1 day
DlETABT No.
250 drams Bread
25 „ Cheese
250 „ Bread
60 „ Fresh Vegetables
10 „ Oil
250 „ Bread
75 „ Cooked meat free of bone
50 „ Bice before being cooked
250 „ Bread
50 „ Bulgur or Bakla
10 „ Oil
DlETABT No. 2.
Tbe tame 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 40 drams olives,
next day 60 drams fresh Vegetables as directed in Dietary No. 1.
DlETABT No. 4.
Punishment diet lor all prisoners.
Ttmtxm ) 200 drams Bread
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j Water, Unlimited
In addition to above, fresh fruit in limited quantities may he
supplied when so ordered by tbe Medical Officer of the Prison ;
also extra diet of 10 drams olives and 40 drams raisins are
sapplied once a week, ij*., raisins on Tuesdays and olives on
Saturdays to all long sentence mate and female prisoners daring
the months when no fruit is given.