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— 79 — The number of those sentenced to hard labor was 4780 (404 in 1911), and 6638 (6497 in 1911) to imprisonment. There were 867 appellants (1121 in 1911) and 1656 awaiting trial (1364 in 1911). The number of women among them was 471 (416 in 1911). During the year, 147 men and 11 women were sentenced to transfer to reformatories, and the rest to indefinite terms in accordance with the High Order issued on July 11, 1908. The number of those in that reformatory reached 738 at the end of the year. For 3480 juveniles, by order of the Governor (3458 in 1911), the number in the reformatory on December 31st was 697 (603 in 1911), of whom 624 were boys and 73 were girls. Their daily average throughout the year was 650. The total number of deaths in the year was 207. The average number of deaths per thousand prisoners was 144.8 (154.5 in 1911). Of these deaths, 51 were from pulmonary tuberculosis (34.6 per thousand) and 14 from infectious diseases (1 per thousand) (which was 38 in 1911). And 180 (of whom 3 had pulmonary tuberculosis) were released for medical reasons (22 in 1911). The expenses of the department throughout the year, including what was spent on the restoration and maintenance of buildings, reached a total of 50363 Egyptian pounds (44560 Egyptian pounds in 1911). The average cost per prisoner from the daily average number of prisoners in prisons that accommodate their prisoners and are classified was 11 Egyptian pounds and 1400 milliemes (10.6 Egyptian pounds and 799 milliemes in 1911). The total amount spent in 1913 on the restoration and maintenance of prison buildings was 42553 Egyptian pounds. 36 - White Slave Trade Mr. Alexander Coot, Secretary of the International Society for the Prevention of the Slave Trade, visited Egypt in the winter. This resulted in the proposal by the International Society in Cairo to abolish the white slave trade and revive the similar society that existed in Alexandria. These two societies facilitate the work of government officials and focus all efforts on enlightening public opinion to understand the essence of this issue and its causes, and to provide much support to those striving to abolish this trade.

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