Block 6 was always
designated as the Prison Hospital. Here, prisoners
that were very ill or wounded would be treated.
Although many prisoners were sick, only about 80 would end
up in the hospital.
In 1990
investigations of the prison started with the latrines
behind the hospital building. Here are some pictures of
hospital related items.
Excavations
within the latrines produced many objects that were a part
of the daily life of the sick prisoner. We discovered
a ceramic bed pan that had been broken into over 50 pieces.
We are
excavating the southeast corner of Block 6 during
the 2006 field season. We are hoping to
uncover evidence of the daily treatment of the
prisoners.
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Some
bottles found in the hospital latrines provided medicines to
the prisoners by the Union.
Here is
another example of a small medicine bottle found by Block 6.
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This is a patent medicine
bottle that the prisoners would have used for their
illness. Patent medicines contained various
types of untested ingredients which may not have
actually cured their sickness. |
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