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ARTICLE-30
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... Every
camp
shall have an adequate
infirmary
where
prisoners of war
may have the
attention
they require, as well as appropriate
diet
. Isolation wards shall, if necessary, be set aside for
cases
of
contagious
or
mental
disease
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
suffering
from
serious
disease
, or whose
condition
necessitates
special
treatment
, a
surgical operation
or
hospital
care
, must be admitted to any
military
or
civilian
medical
unit
where such
treatment
can be given, even if their
repatriation
is contemplated in the near
future
.
Special
facilities
shall be afforded for the
care
to be given to the
disabled
, in particular to the
blind
, and for their
rehabilitation
, pending
repatriation
. ...
ARTICLE-31
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Medical
inspections
of
prisoners of war
shall be held at least once a
month
. They shall
include
the checking and the
recording
of the
weight
of each
prisoner of war
. Their
purpose
shall be, in particular, to supervise the
general
state of health
,
nutrition
and
cleanliness of prisoners
and to
detect
contagious
diseases
, especially
tuberculosis
,
malaria
and
venereal disease
. For this
purpose
the most
efficient
methods
available shall be employed, e.g.
periodic
mass miniature
radiography
for the early
detection
of
tuberculosis
. ...
...
Medical
inspections
of
prisoners of war
shall be held at least once a
month
. They shall
include
the checking and the
recording
of the
weight
of each
prisoner of war
. Their
purpose
shall be, in particular, to supervise the
general
state of health
,
nutrition
and
cleanliness of prisoners
and to
detect
contagious
diseases
, especially
tuberculosis
,
malaria
and
venereal disease
. For this
purpose
the most
efficient
methods
available shall be employed, e.g.
periodic
mass miniature
radiography
for the early
detection
of
tuberculosis
. ...
ARTICLE-54
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Prisoners of war
who sustain
accidents
in
connection
with
work
, or who
contract
a
disease
in the course, or in
consequence
of their
work
, shall
receive
all the
care
their
condition
may require. The
Detaining Power
shall furthermore deliver to such
prisoners of war
a
medical
certificate
enabling them to submit their
claims
to the
Power
on which they depend, and shall send a duplicate to the
Central Prisoners of War Agency
provided for in Article
123
. ...
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