Conditions
Uniforms
At most of the death and concentration camps, there was people had to wear standard uniforms. Men had to wear a blue and white striped shirt with a Star of David attached to the front of the shirt, and they also had to wear blue and white striped pants. Women had to wear a blue and white striped dress. No one was allowed to wear underwear, and no one was allowed to wash their uniforms. They could only wear wooden clogs that cause blisters, but most of the time people went barefoot. At all time everyone had to wear their uniforms.
Whats on the Menu?
Meal time was probably one of the most awful experiences at the camps. People wouldn't eat three meal courses a day like we do now. They would only have one meal a day if they were lucky. Sometimes they eat every other day. When the victims did get a chance to eat they would only be served a very thin potato soup with a side of pie crust. The total of calories a thin potato soup and a piece of pie crust would add up to would be around 130 calories. If any of the soup was spilled on the floor, people would scramble on the group as quick as they can, so they could lick it all up. Not only did people lack in their nutrition they also lacked on keeping hydrated. When water was served, it was usually dirty. Sometimes if people got really thirsty, they would drink from dirty puddles.
Disease
The most common disease at the camps was typhus, typhoid fever, and tuberculosis. This disease usually where caused by the lack of hygiene.
. Typhus which was caused by bacteria was carried by lice and flea's, would spread throughout the camps. The Nazis would have to shave the victim's hair off to reduce the infection from spreading. 10 out of 60% people that had typhus ended up dying in the camps. Sometimes people would try to pick lice off of their bodies to reduce infection.
. Typhoid fever was usually caused bacteria. During the time in the camps, they would get this bacteria from drinking dirty water or food. Typhoid fever was also very hard to get rid of, without seeing any treatment.
. Tuberculosis was also caused by bacteria and was spread in the air from people coughing or sneezing. Tuberculosis infects your lungs and is also very hard to get rid of.
Bathrooms
There was no privacy at the camps. At the camps, they had no working bathrooms or showers. That means that human waste was everywhere. Nazis would line buckets or old toilets outside in the open, so the victims wouldn't have any privacy. Also, the toilets that were there wouldn't have any seats on them. These buckets and toilets would aways overrun with feces stench, and would also cause disease.
BEdtime
It was very hard to get a decent night of sleep in these camps. People would be forced to sleep on wooden salts, that would hurt their bony bodies. 3 to 4 people out be would be tightly packed together in one bunk like a can of sardines. Sometimes people didn't have the strength to climb up into their wooden bunks.
