Photo: men suffering from malnutrition
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Prisoners of war suffering from Beri-beri (vitamin B1 deficiency) and general malnutrition. In this weakened state, they became vulnerable to other diseases as well.
Photographer unknown, 1944
Accession number: H97.254/29
From the State Library of Victoria's Pictures collection. Gift of Mr. Peter Jones, 1996