sentences:  Although he refused to criticise the military publicly, he outlined to Milner the importance of making the camps as habitable as possible, asking the Governor-General of the Cape whether he considered medical provisions to be adequate.Chamberlain also stipulated that unhealthy camps should be evacuated, over-ruling the army where necessary.By 1902, the death rate in the camps had halved, and was soon to decrease below the usual mortality rate in rural South Africa.