Typhus and other diseases spread rapidly in the camps, as the people were physically weakened by forced labor and meager food rations. By the time the camps closed in September 1933, 40,000 of the 100,000 total internees had died in the camps.
Typhus and other illnesses spread quickly in the camps, as the individuals were physically debilitated by forced labor and insufficient food rations. By September 1933, when the camps closed, 40,000 of the 100,000 total detainees had perished within the camps.