 At the lock hospital during 1940, 162 patients were admitted for treatment; 184 were discharged cured, 34 died and 198 were still under treatment at the end of the year.In the period between 1940 and 1945, the lock hospital's population ranged between 190 and 214 patients.The high death rate at the lazaret and lock hospital means that many people living on Palm Island have at least one family member buried on Fantome Island.