Sudan 13 Amedo Egyptian ] CLIMATE ; DISEASES in this region in August and September, northand north -east during the restof the year. In south Kor dofan south winds prevail from April to September, north and north -west in the wintermonths ; whilst in the Bahr el-Ghazal the south -west monsoon blows from May to October, the north - east trades during the rest In the extreme south the equatorial re gion of calms and light variable airs is reached .

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? (4) SANITARY CONDITIONS On the whole the northern or Saharan and steppe regions of the Sudan are healthy and suited to Euro peans, provided that ordinary precautions are observed . Owingto the enormous variations of temperature care must be taken to guard against night chills and ex posure to the sun. Sanitary conditions in the towns . have been much improved since the British occupation. Khartum , where typhus, cholera, and malaria were once endemic , is now one of the healthiest towns in the world, with a death -rate (1912) of about 9 per thou sand . Omdurman , which had an evil reputation as the home of typhus , cerebro -spinal meningitis, and other diseases, has also been cleansed . In other Sudan towns, however , all water must be boiled to guard against the ever-present typhoid and dysentery; a precaution even more essential in the tropical region , where guinea worm and other horrors await those who neglect it .

The most prevalent disease in the Sudan is un doubtedly ma malaria. Europeans and Egyptians are specially liable to attack , and should take quinine daily as a routine precaution in all districts south of Khar tum , at least during and after the rains. In the Bahr el-Ghazal and sudd region generally malaria rages from April to December, and here the malignant type and blackwater fever are prevalent . June and July are the worst months, and stations near the rivers are the most affected . Wherever possible, camps and settlements should be made on high ground at a dis tance from the bank , and water obtained from wells .

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