Disinfection Station at an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp

Exterior view of the disinfection station of an unidentified Austrian prison camp. Allied POW\u27s reported to this station when arriving at a prison camp. Austrian doctors identified sick prisoners for quarantine and disinfected healthy POW\u27s to prevent the outbreak of epidemics within the prison camps. Prisoners\u27 uniforms were disinfected and the men subjected to baths, showers, hair cuts, and delousing.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/2528/thumbnail.jp