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 diseases spread rapidly in the camps due to weakened individuals from forced labor and inadequate food rations. By September 1933, when the camps were shut down, 40,000 of the 100,000 detainees had died within the camps.