Date approximate
Dr. H Talbot's caption:
Cases of wet beri-beri – some of the men and the one lady hiding their swollen tummys
Cases of wet beri-beri
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Submitted by Alexandra Talbot
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Friday, August 31, 1945
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Connections:
- Cases of wet beri-beri shows Place Stanley Civilian Internment Camp [1942-1945]
Comments
Thanks for letting us see this
I've seen a copy of this photo before, but didn't realise what it showed until I read your father's caption. One of the effects of wet beri-beri is swelling due to fluid retention, so as well as the swollen tummys the people in the photo also have swollen feet and ankles.