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VITAMIN-C NUTRITION IN A HOSPITALWITH OBSERVATIONS ON A CASE OF SCURVY

F. T. G. PRUNTYM B CAME, M R C P

C. C. N. VASSM SC, M B, PH D LEEDS

From the Departments of Pathology and Physiology,St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School, London

" XBD=288 XHG=155 YBD=582 YHG=552>Harris " XBD=456 XHG=311 YBD=587 YHG=552>(1942a, " XBD=586 XHG=478 YBD=588 YHG=552>1943) " XBD=674 XHG=604 YBD=582 YHG=553>has " XBD=837 XHG=694 YBD=583 YHG=552>carried " XBD=924 XHG=856 YBD=582 YHG=553>out " XBD=1231 XHG=941 YBD=590 YHG=553>investigations " XBD=1301 XHG=1250 YBD=583 YHG=563>on" XBD=173 XHG=102 YBD=622 YHG=591>the " XBD=408 XHG=200 YBD=622 YHG=591>vitamin-C " XBD=626 XHG=436 YBD=621 YHG=591>nutrition " XBD=696 XHG=652 YBD=622 YHG=592>of " XBD=1031 XHG=718 YBD=622 YHG=591>school-children " XBD=1133 XHG=1056 YBD=622 YHG=592>and " XBD=1300 XHG=1159 YBD=628 YHG=593>others," XBD=263 XHG=103 YBD=662 YHG=631>Francis " XBD=370 XHG=294 YBD=661 YHG=630>and " XBD=585 XHG=400 YBD=661 YHG=631>Wormall " XBD=742 XHG=619 YBD=667 YHG=632>(1942) " XBD=824 XHG=774 YBD=661 YHG=641>on " XBD=884 XHG=860 YBD=661 YHG=641>a " XBD=1032 XHG=914 YBD=669 YHG=640>group " XBD=1107 XHG=1063 YBD=661 YHG=632>of " XBD=1300 XHG=1139 YBD=662 YHG=632>medical" XBD=296 XHG=108 YBD=706 YHG=671>students, " XBD=443 XHG=311 YBD=708 YHG=671>Payne " XBD=590 XHG=467 YBD=707 YHG=671>(1943) " XBD=657 XHG=606 YBD=700 YHG=680>on " XBD=813 XHG=676 YBD=708 YHG=680>groups " XBD=872 XHG=828 YBD=701 YHG=672>of " XBD=1028 XHG=882 YBD=701 YHG=671>normal " XBD=1211 XHG=1043 YBD=701 YHG=671>children " XBD=1301 XHG=1224 YBD=701 YHG=671>and" XBD=279 XHG=103 YBD=740 YHG=710>- children " XBD=335 XHG=293 YBD=740 YHG=711>in " XBD=531 XHG=351 YBD=747 YHG=709>hospital, " XBD=627 XHG=549 YBD=740 YHG=710>and " XBD=871 XHG=644 YBD=740 YHG=710>Flowerdew " XBD=964 XHG=888 YBD=740 YHG=711>and " XBD=1087 XHG=981 YBD=740 YHG=711>Bode " XBD=1231 XHG=1109 YBD=747 YHG=711>(1943) " XBD=1301 XHG=1251 YBD=740 YHG=720>on" XBD=248 XHG=104 YBD=787 YHG=758>.groups " XBD=314 XHG=270 YBD=779 YHG=749>of " XBD=499 XHG=331 YBD=786 YHG=749>subjects " XBD=562 XHG=520 YBD=779 YHG=750>in " XBD=636 XHG=584 YBD=780 YHG=759>an " XBD=888 XHG=655 YBD=780 YHG=749>internment " XBD=1031 XHG=910 YBD=787 YHG=758>camp. " XBD=1162 XHG=1084 YBD=780 YHG=750>Our " XBD=1301 XHG=1183 YBD=787 YHG=759>paper

deals " XBD=320 XHG=225 YBD=820 YHG=789>with " XBD=471 XHG=334 YBD=826 YHG=798>groups " XBD=706 XHG=486 YBD=827 YHG=789>of, hospital " XBD=926 XHG=717 YBD=827 YHG=789>inpatients " XBD=1016 XHG=939 YBD=819 YHG=789>and " XBD=1104 XHG=1033 YBD=825 YHG=788>(for " XBD=1300 XHG=1117 YBD=826 YHG=789>compari-" XBD=194 XHG=109 YBD=863 YHG=828>son) " XBD=312 XHG=209 YBD=859 YHG=838>some " XBD=512 XHG=325 YBD=859 YHG=828>members " XBD=571 XHG=526 YBD=859 YHG=829>of " XBD=646 XHG=580 YBD=859 YHG=829>the " XBD=815 XHG=659 YBD=865 YHG=829>nursing " XBD=922 XHG=827 YBD=859 YHG=828>staff " XBD=1008 XHG=931 YBD=858 YHG=828>and " XBD=1045 XHG=1021 YBD=858 YHG=838>a " XBD=1129 XHG=1056 YBD=859 YHG=828>few " XBD=1301 XHG=1141 YBD=865 YHG=828>healthy" XBD=226 XHG=109 YBD=898 YHG=868>males " XBD=420 XHG=238 YBD=898 YHG=868>attached " XBD=479 XHG=436 YBD=898 YHG=868>to " XBD=563 XHG=496 YBD=898 YHG=869>the " XBD=755 XHG=576 YBD=905 YHG=868>hospital, " XBD=815 XHG=773 YBD=897 YHG=868>at " XBD=1003 XHG=828 YBD=898 YHG=867>different " XBD=1161 XHG=1012 YBD=906 YHG=867>periods " XBD=1224 XHG=1179 YBD=897 YHG=868>of " XBD=1302 XHG=1235 YBD=897 YHG=868>the" XBD=214 XHG=109 YBD=945 YHG=916>year, " XBD=297 XHG=231 YBD=937 YHG=907>the " XBD=414 XHG=313 YBD=937 YHG=907>total " XBD=591 XHG=430 YBD=937 YHG=907>number " XBD=651 XHG=607 YBD=937 YHG=907>of " XBD=830 XHG=662 YBD=944 YHG=907>subjects " XBD=1047 XHG=847 YBD=938 YHG=906>examined " XBD=1175 XHG=1062 YBD=944 YHG=906>being " XBD=1250 XHG=1192 YBD=936 YHG=906>53." XBD=345 XHG=160 YBD=977 YHG=947>Paterson " XBD=450 XHG=372 YBD=977 YHG=947>and " XBD=633 XHG=479 YBD=984 YHG=947>Daynes " XBD=789 XHG=666 YBD=982 YHG=947>(1941) " XBD=920 XHG=819 YBD=977 YHG=947>state " XBD=1037 XHG=949 YBD=976 YHG=946>that " XBD=1204 XHG=1065 YBD=983 YHG=954>scurvy " XBD=1301 XHG=1231 YBD=976 YHG=946>has" XBD=305 XHG=108 YBD=1016 YHG=985>increased " XBD=360 XHG=319 YBD=1016 YHG=986>in " XBD=536 XHG=375 YBD=1017 YHG=986>London " XBD=652 XHG=551 YBD=1016 YHG=986>since " XBD=735 XHG=668 YBD=1016 YHG=986>the " XBD=839 XHG=750 YBD=1022 YHG=995>war, " XBD=928 XHG=856 YBD=1016 YHG=986>but " XBD=1020 XHG=943 YBD=1016 YHG=986>this " XBD=1104 XHG=1035 YBD=1016 YHG=986>has " XBD=1190 XHG=1120 YBD=1016 YHG=986>not " XBD=1302 XHG=1204 YBD=1015 YHG=985>been

our " XBD=441 XHG=211 YBD=1065 YHG=1026>experience. " XBD=571 XHG=492 YBD=1056 YHG=1026>The " XBD=684 XHG=601 YBD=1056 YHG=1035>case " XBD=800 XHG=712 YBD=1056 YHG=1026>here " XBD=1001 XHG=822 YBD=1056 YHG=1025>recorded " XBD=1054 XHG=1022 YBD=1056 YHG=1025>is " XBD=1121 XHG=1077 YBD=1055 YHG=1025>of " XBD=1302 XHG=1144 YBD=1055 YHG=1025>interest" XBD=275 XHG=112 YBD=1096 YHG=1065>because " XBD=333 XHG=301 YBD=1095 YHG=1065>it " XBD=396 XHG=364 YBD=1096 YHG=1066>is " XBD=496 XHG=426 YBD=1095 YHG=1066>not " XBD=685 XHG=523 YBD=1102 YHG=1065>entirely " XBD=961 XHG=712 YBD=1095 YHG=1065>attributable " XBD=1036 XHG=992 YBD=1095 YHG=1065>to " XBD=1088 XHG=1064 YBD=1094 YHG=1074>a " XBD=1301 XHG=1114 YBD=1094 YHG=1063>war-time" XBD=275 XHG=113 YBD=1143 YHG=1104>dietary, " XBD=364 XHG=292 YBD=1135 YHG=1105>but " XBD=517 XHG=381 YBD=1142 YHG=1104>chiefly " XBD=577 XHG=533 YBD=1135 YHG=1105>to " XBD=619 XHG=597 YBD=1135 YHG=1114>a " XBD=721 XHG=641 YBD=1135 YHG=1105>diet " XBD=936 XHG=736 YBD=1142 YHG=1104>employed " XBD=993 XHG=951 YBD=1134 YHG=1104>in " XBD=1076 XHG=1010 YBD=1134 YHG=1104>the " XBD=1301 XHG=1091 YBD=1135 YHG=1104>treatment" XBD=158 XHG=115 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>of " XBD=189 XHG=165 YBD=1174 YHG=1154>a " XBD=337 XHG=201 YBD=1181 YHG=1144>gastric " XBD=462 XHG=348 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>ulcer. " XBD=525 XHG=486 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>It " XBD=677 XHG=535 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>affords " XBD=832 XHG=685 YBD=1174 YHG=1143>further " XBD=1020 XHG=843 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>evidence " XBD=1083 XHG=1032 YBD=1173 YHG=1153>on " XBD=1158 XHG=1092 YBD=1174 YHG=1144>the " XBD=1301 XHG=1170 YBD=1180 YHG=1143>length" XBD=158 XHG=113 YBD=1214 YHG=1184>of " XBD=240 XHG=175 YBD=1214 YHG=1184>the " XBD=385 XHG=263 YBD=1214 YHG=1184>latent " XBD=537 XHG=406 YBD=1222 YHG=1184>period " XBD=686 XHG=558 YBD=1214 YHG=1183>before " XBD=774 XHG=709 YBD=1214 YHG=1184>the " XBD=1029 XHG=795 YBD=1222 YHG=1192>appearance " XBD=1096 XHG=1051 YBD=1213 YHG=1183>of " XBD=1301 XHG=1111 YBD=1214 YHG=1182>scorbutic" XBD=339 XHG=113 YBD=1262 YHG=1224>symptoms." XBD=823 XHG=591 YBD=1306 YHG=1278>TECHNIQUE

" XBD=297 XHG=157 YBD=1355 YHG=1326>Plasma " XBD=619 XHG=327 YBD=1355 YHG=1326>determinations " XBD=690 XHG=649 YBD=1354 YHG=1327>of " XBD=870 XHG=715 YBD=1355 YHG=1326>ascorbic " XBD=978 XHG=899 YBD=1354 YHG=1326>acid " XBD=1095 XHG=1006 YBD=1355 YHG=1336>were " XBD=1227 XHG=1123 YBD=1355 YHG=1327>made " XBD=1304 XHG=1257 YBD=1355 YHG=1335>on

" XBD=262 XHG=112 YBD=1403 YHG=1366>samples " XBD=321 XHG=282 YBD=1394 YHG=1367>of " XBD=444 XHG=337 YBD=1396 YHG=1366>blood " XBD=572 XHG=463 YBD=1394 YHG=1366>taken " XBD=631 XHG=592 YBD=1394 YHG=1369>at " XBD=740 XHG=650 YBD=1395 YHG=1367>least " XBD=780 XHG=761 YBD=1395 YHG=1367>3 " XBD=907 XHG=801 YBD=1395 YHG=1366>hours " XBD=1020 XHG=926 YBD=1395 YHG=1366>after " XBD=1100 XHG=1038 YBD=1395 YHG=1366>the " XBD=1304 XHG=1118 YBD=1404 YHG=1367>preceding" XBD=227 XHG=113 YBD=1439 YHG=1406>meal ; " XBD=297 XHG=258 YBD=1434 YHG=1407>10 " XBD=416 XHG=317 YBD=1435 YHG=1415>c.cm. " XBD=472 XHG=432 YBD=1434 YHG=1407>of " XBD=595 XHG=487 YBD=1434 YHG=1406>blood " XBD=680 XHG=608 YBD=1434 YHG=1415>was " XBD=903 XHG=693 YBD=1434 YHG=1406>withdrawn " XBD=1007 XHG=916 YBD=1434 YHG=1406>from " XBD=1042 XHG=1020 YBD=1434 YHG=1416>a " XBD=1136 XHG=1055 YBD=1434 YHG=1407>vein " XBD=1303 XHG=1149 YBD=1434 YHG=1406>without" XBD=320 XHG=113 YBD=1481 YHG=1445>haemolysis, " XBD=411 XHG=335 YBD=1473 YHG=1446>into " XBD=447 XHG=425 YBD=1473 YHG=1454>a " XBD=545 XHG=459 YBD=1474 YHG=1445>tube " XBD=763 XHG=560 YBD=1481 YHG=1445>containing " XBD=829 XHG=777 YBD=1474 YHG=1446>0-1 " XBD=943 XHG=845 YBD=1473 YHG=1454>c.cm. " XBD=997 XHG=957 YBD=1473 YHG=1446>of " XBD=1093 XHG=1008 YBD=1482 YHG=1445>20% " XBD=1302 XHG=1106 YBD=1482 YHG=1445>potassium" XBD=255 XHG=113 YBD=1512 YHG=1485>oxalate " XBD=348 XHG=277 YBD=1512 YHG=1485>and " XBD=452 XHG=374 YBD=1513 YHG=1485>0.05 " XBD=578 XHG=479 YBD=1513 YHG=1494>c.cm. " XBD=646 XHG=606 YBD=1512 YHG=1485>of " XBD=734 XHG=671 YBD=1522 YHG=1484>5% " XBD=955 XHG=760 YBD=1521 YHG=1485>potassium cyanide. " XBD=1304 XHG=1199 YBD=1512 YHG=1484>After" XBD=213 XHG=111 YBD=1562 YHG=1524>rapid " XBD=481 XHG=237 YBD=1561 YHG=1524>centrifuging, " XBD=551 XHG=512 YBD=1552 YHG=1525>16 " XBD=672 XHG=574 YBD=1552 YHG=1533>c.cm. " XBD=739 XHG=698 YBD=1552 YHG=1525>of " XBD=823 XHG=760 YBD=1561 YHG=1524>3% " XBD=979 XHG=848 YBD=1561 YHG=1524>freshly " XBD=1170 XHG=999 YBD=1562 YHG=1524>prepared " XBD=1302 XHG=1191 YBD=1552 YHG=1526>meta-" XBD=320 XHG=111 YBD=1601 YHG=1563>phosphoric " XBD=423 XHG=344 YBD=1592 YHG=1564>acid " XBD=516 XHG=445 YBD=1592 YHG=1573>was " XBD=661 XHG=545 YBD=1592 YHG=1564>added " XBD=727 XHG=688 YBD=1592 YHG=1566>to " XBD=773 XHG=751 YBD=1592 YHG=1565>4 " XBD=894 XHG=796 YBD=1592 YHG=1574>c.cm. " XBD=959 XHG=919 YBD=1592 YHG=1564>of " XBD=1117 XHG=981 YBD=1601 YHG=1564>plasma " XBD=1215 XHG=1144 YBD=1591 YHG=1564>and " XBD=1300 XHG=1237 YBD=1592 YHG=1564>the" XBD=267 XHG=111 YBD=1632 YHG=1603>mixture " XBD=520 XHG=291 YBD=1640 YHG=1603>centrifuged. " XBD=666 XHG=568 YBD=1632 YHG=1604>Then " XBD=712 XHG=693 YBD=1631 YHG=1604>5 " XBD=835 XHG=736 YBD=1632 YHG=1613>c.cm. " XBD=1014 XHG=861 YBD=1640 YHG=1604>aliquots " XBD=1078 XHG=1038 YBD=1632 YHG=1604>of " XBD=1160 XHG=1098 YBD=1631 YHG=1604>the " XBD=1302 XHG=1185 YBD=1640 YHG=1612>super-" XBD=240 XHG=111 YBD=1671 YHG=1646>natant " XBD=339 XHG=253 YBD=1670 YHG=1643>fluid " XBD=440 XHG=351 YBD=1671 YHG=1652>were " XBD=603 XHG=451 YBD=1671 YHG=1644>titrated " XBD=704 XHG=615 YBD=1671 YHG=1643>with " XBD=837 XHG=716 YBD=1680 YHG=1643>0-01 % " XBD=894 XHG=852 YBD=1671 YHG=1644>2 : " XBD=929 XHG=911 YBD=1671 YHG=1644>6 " XBD=1301 XHG=943 YBD=1679 YHG=1643>dichlorphenolindo-" XBD=239 XHG=110 YBD=1719 YHG=1683>phenel " XBD=355 XHG=253 YBD=1710 YHG=1683>made " XBD=406 XHG=369 YBD=1710 YHG=1682>in " XBD=551 XHG=419 YBD=1718 YHG=1682>freshly " XBD=657 XHG=566 YBD=1719 YHG=1682>glass " XBD=827 XHG=672 YBD=1711 YHG=1683>distilled " XBD=950 XHG=840 YBD=1710 YHG=1685>water " XBD=1038 XHG=968 YBD=1710 YHG=1683>and " XBD=1300 XHG=1056 YBD=1711 YHG=1682>standardised" XBD=252 XHG=112 YBD=1758 YHG=1722>against " XBD=434 XHG=280 YBD=1751 YHG=1722>ascorbic " XBD=554 XHG=463 YBD=1750 YHG=1722>acid. " XBD=684 XHG=600 YBD=1750 YHG=1722>This " XBD=859 XHG=712 YBD=1750 YHG=1722>method " XBD=917 XHG=887 YBD=1750 YHG=1722>is " XBD=1090 XHG=945 YBD=1759 YHG=1722>capable " XBD=1159 XHG=1118 YBD=1750 YHG=1722>of " XBD=1302 XHG=1183 YBD=1758 YHG=1722>giving" XBD=239 XHG=112 YBD=1798 YHG=1761>figures " XBD=293 XHG=255 YBD=1790 YHG=1764>to within " XBD=615 XHG=515 YBD=1790 YHG=1762>0-025 " XBD=701 XHG=631 YBD=1798 YHG=1770>mg. " XBD=760 XHG=720 YBD=1790 YHG=1762>of " XBD=927 XHG=773 YBD=1791 YHG=1761>ascorbic " XBD=1023 XHG=944 YBD=1790 YHG=1762>acid " XBD=1101 XHG=1038 YBD=1799 YHG=1771>per " XBD=1182 XHG=1121 YBD=1790 YHG=1762>100 " XBD=1299 XHG=1200 YBD=1790 YHG=1770>c.cm." XBD=249 XHG=112 YBD=1839 YHG=1802>plasma " XBD=362 XHG=260 YBD=1830 YHG=1801>when " XBD=435 XHG=372 YBD=1830 YHG=1801>the " XBD=612 XHG=448 YBD=1839 YHG=1804>operator " XBD=687 XHG=624 YBD=1830 YHG=1802>has " XBD=863 XHG=700 YBD=1830 YHG=1801>attained " XBD=1026 XHG=874 YBD=1839 YHG=1802>practice " XBD=1076 XHG=1039 YBD=1830 YHG=1801>in " XBD=1302 XHG=1087 YBD=1839 YHG=1802>recognition" XBD=152 XHG=111 YBD=1870 YHG=1841>of " XBD=221 XHG=159 YBD=1870 YHG=1842>the " XBD=439 XHG=232 YBD=1879 YHG=1842>end-point : " XBD=535 XHG=464 YBD=1870 YHG=1841>this " XBD=696 XHG=547 YBD=1871 YHG=1842>consists " XBD=747 XHG=707 YBD=1870 YHG=1842>of " XBD=816 XHG=753 YBD=1870 YHG=1842>the " XBD=904 XHG=827 YBD=1870 YHG=1841>first " XBD=1125 XHG=914 YBD=1878 YHG=1842>persistence " XBD=1176 XHG=1135 YBD=1870 YHG=1842>of " XBD=1206 XHG=1182 YBD=1870 YHG=1851>a " XBD=1302 XHG=1214 YBD=1879 YHG=1842>pink" XBD=303 XHG=111 YBD=1910 YHG=1881>coloration " XBD=354 XHG=316 YBD=1909 YHG=1882>in " XBD=430 XHG=368 YBD=1909 YHG=1881>the " XBD=610 XHG=444 YBD=1910 YHG=1881>solution. " XBD=834 XHG=646 YBD=1919 YHG=1881>Duplicate " XBD=968 XHG=848 YBD=1910 YHG=1881>values " XBD=1023 XHG=982 YBD=1909 YHG=1881>of " XBD=1104 XHG=1032 YBD=1910 YHG=1881>this " XBD=1220 XHG=1119 YBD=1910 YHG=1881>order " XBD=1300 XHG=1234 YBD=1909 YHG=1891>can" XBD=156 XHG=112 YBD=1949 YHG=1921>be " XBD=334 XHG=166 YBD=1951 YHG=1920>obtained " XBD=433 XHG=344 YBD=1949 YHG=1930>even " XBD=544 XHG=443 YBD=1949 YHG=1920>when " XBD=617 XHG=554 YBD=1949 YHG=1921>the " XBD=823 XHG=627 YBD=1950 YHG=1921>individual " XBD=1015 XHG=832 YBD=1949 YHG=1917>titrations " XBD=1083 XHG=1025 YBD=1949 YHG=1930>are " XBD=1228 XHG=1094 YBD=1950 YHG=1921>carried " XBD=1302 XHG=1237 YBD=1949 YHG=1923>out" XBD=161 XHG=112 YBD=1997 YHG=1960>by " XBD=362 XHG=200 YBD=1989 YHG=1960>different " XBD=595 XHG=402 YBD=1989 YHG=1960>observers. " XBD=758 XHG=642 YBD=1989 YHG=1960>Check " XBD=1030 XHG=795 YBD=1998 YHG=1960>experiments " XBD=1159 XHG=1068 YBD=1989 YHG=1961>have " XBD=1302 XHG=1198 YBD=1997 YHG=1961>given" XBD=301 XHG=111 YBD=2028 YHG=2000>recoveries " XBD=358 XHG=317 YBD=2028 YHG=2001>of " XBD=457 XHG=371 YBD=2037 YHG=1999>98% " XBD=513 XHG=473 YBD=2028 YHG=2001>of " XBD=680 XHG=524 YBD=2028 YHG=2000>ascorbic " XBD=774 XHG=695 YBD=2028 YHG=2000>acid " XBD=904 XHG=789 YBD=2029 YHG=2000>added " XBD=957 XHG=918 YBD=2028 YHG=2003>to " XBD=1035 XHG=972 YBD=2028 YHG=2000>the " XBD=1196 XHG=1049 YBD=2037 YHG=2001>plasma." XBD=388 XHG=156 YBD=2068 YHG=2039>Estimations " XBD=440 XHG=399 YBD=2068 YHG=2040>of " XBD=603 XHG=447 YBD=2068 YHG=2039>ascorbic " XBD=693 XHG=614 YBD=2067 YHG=2040>acid " XBD=740 XHG=703 YBD=2067 YHG=2040>in " XBD=850 XHG=750 YBD=2068 YHG=2040>urine " XBD=950 XHG=860 YBD=2068 YHG=2049>were " XBD=1093 XHG=961 YBD=2068 YHG=2040>carried " XBD=1169 XHG=1105 YBD=2068 YHG=2043>out " XBD=1228 XHG=1180 YBD=2077 YHG=2040>by " XBD=1302 XHG=1239 YBD=2067 YHG=2039>the" XBD=257 XHG=110 YBD=2107 YHG=2079>method " XBD=314 XHG=274 YBD=2107 YHG=2079>of " XBD=450 XHG=326 YBD=2109 YHG=2078>Harris " XBD=539 XHG=467 YBD=2107 YHG=2079>and " XBD=636 XHG=556 YBD=2116 YHG=2079>Ray " XBD=781 XHG=656 YBD=2114 YHG=2079>(1935), " XBD=862 XHG=799 YBD=2107 YHG=2079>the " XBD=1064 XHG=880 YBD=2117 YHG=2079>24-hourly " XBD=1180 XHG=1080 YBD=2108 YHG=2088>saves " XBD=1302 XHG=1197 YBD=2115 YHG=2079>being" XBD=279 XHG=110 YBD=2147 YHG=2118>collected " XBD=329 XHG=292 YBD=2146 YHG=2118>in " XBD=610 XHG=342 YBD=2147 YHG=2118>dark-coloured " XBD=845 XHG=621 YBD=2147 YHG=2118>winchesters " XBD=1061 XHG=858 YBD=2155 YHG=2119>containing " XBD=1116 XHG=1076 YBD=2147 YHG=2120>70 " XBD=1301 XHG=1129 YBD=2155 YHG=2128>grammes" XBD=416 XHG=109 YBD=2195 YHG=2158>metaphosphoric " XBD=526 XHG=437 YBD=2186 YHG=2157>acid. " XBD=649 XHG=574 YBD=2186 YHG=2158>The " XBD=742 XHG=668 YBD=2187 YHG=2160>test " XBD=864 XHG=763 YBD=2187 YHG=2158>doses " XBD=973 XHG=883 YBD=2186 YHG=2167>were " XBD=1245 XHG=994 YBD=2187 YHG=2158>administered " XBD=1303 XHG=1265 YBD=2186 YHG=2158>in" XBD=223 XHG=108 YBD=2226 YHG=2197>tablet " XBD=341 XHG=249 YBD=2226 YHG=2197>form " XBD=568 XHG=366 YBD=2235 YHG=2197>employing " XBD=638 XHG=596 YBD=2226 YHG=2198>50 " XBD=733 XHG=663 YBD=2234 YHG=2207>mg. " XBD=904 XHG=760 YBD=2226 YHG=2197>tablets. " XBD=1060 XHG=950 YBD=2226 YHG=2197>These " XBD=1187 XHG=1086 YBD=2225 YHG=2197>doses " XBD=1302 XHG=1212 YBD=2225 YHG=2206>were" XBD=378 XHG=108 YBD=2274 YHG=2237>approximated " XBD=434 XHG=394 YBD=2265 YHG=2246>as " XBD=574 XHG=450 YBD=2273 YHG=2237>nearly " XBD=629 XHG=591 YBD=2265 YHG=2246>as " XBD=798 XHG=645 YBD=2273 YHG=2236>possible " XBD=853 XHG=814 YBD=2265 YHG=2239>to " XBD=892 XHG=871 YBD=2264 YHG=2245>a " XBD=1078 XHG=908 YBD=2265 YHG=2237>standard " XBD=1135 XHG=1095 YBD=2265 YHG=2237>of " XBD=1213 XHG=1151 YBD=2265 YHG=2237>700 " XBD=1300 XHG=1229 YBD=2273 YHG=2245>mg." XBD=171 XHG=108 YBD=2313 YHG=2285>per " XBD=232 XHG=194 YBD=2306 YHG=2277>10 " XBD=298 XHG=252 YBD=2305 YHG=2279>st. " XBD=571 XHG=318 YBD=2313 YHG=2276>body-weight, " XBD=629 XHG=592 YBD=2304 YHG=2276>in " XBD=685 XHG=648 YBD=2304 YHG=2285>so " XBD=760 XHG=705 YBD=2304 YHG=2277>far " XBD=817 XHG=778 YBD=2304 YHG=2285>as " XBD=898 XHG=835 YBD=2303 YHG=2276>the " XBD=977 XHG=917 YBD=2304 YHG=2285>use " XBD=1037 XHG=996 YBD=2304 YHG=2276>of " XBD=1150 XHG=1051 YBD=2304 YHG=2276>these " XBD=1304 XHG=1169 YBD=2304 YHG=2276>tablets" XBD=267 XHG=108 YBD=2345 YHG=2316>allowed. " XBD=413 XHG=313 YBD=2353 YHG=2316>They " XBD=526 XHG=436 YBD=2344 YHG=2325>were " XBD=655 XHG=551 YBD=2353 YHG=2316>given " XBD=717 XHG=679 YBD=2343 YHG=2315>in " XBD=885 XHG=740 YBD=2343 YHG=2315>divided " XBD=1020 XHG=909 YBD=2349 YHG=2315>doses, " XBD=1208 XHG=1045 YBD=2352 YHG=2315>morning " XBD=1303 XHG=1231 YBD=2343 YHG=2315>and" XBD=267 XHG=108 YBD=2392 YHG=2356>evening, " XBD=320 XHG=282 YBD=2384 YHG=2358>to " XBD=508 XHG=334 YBD=2384 YHG=2355>minimise " XBD=619 XHG=521 YBD=2384 YHG=2355>renal " XBD=807 XHG=633 YBD=2384 YHG=2355>overflow. " XBD=926 XHG=853 YBD=2382 YHG=2354>The " XBD=1104 XHG=939 YBD=2383 YHG=2354>criterion " XBD=1158 XHG=1118 YBD=2382 YHG=2354>of " XBD=1304 XHG=1168 YBD=2383 YHG=2357>satura-" XBD=185 XHG=108 YBD=2423 YHG=2395>tion " XBD=268 XHG=196 YBD=2424 YHG=2404>was " XBD=342 XHG=279 YBD=2423 YHG=2395>the " XBD=533 XHG=353 YBD=2423 YHG=2395>excretion " XBD=587 XHG=545 YBD=2423 YHG=2395>of " XBD=616 XHG=594 YBD=2423 YHG=2404>a " XBD=726 XHG=627 YBD=2423 YHG=2394>third " XBD=778 XHG=737 YBD=2423 YHG=2395>of " XBD=848 XHG=785 YBD=2422 YHG=2395>the " XBD=931 XHG=858 YBD=2422 YHG=2396>test " XBD=1025 XHG=943 YBD=2422 YHG=2394>dose " XBD=1075 XHG=1037 YBD=2422 YHG=2394>in " XBD=1130 XHG=1087 YBD=2422 YHG=2394>24 " XBD=1258 XHG=1141 YBD=2423 YHG=2394>hours.

" XBD=797 XHG=621 YBD=2492 YHG=2468>RESULTS

" XBD=242 XHG=164 YBD=2545 YHG=2515>The " XBD=411 XHG=262 YBD=2553 YHG=2515>plasma " XBD=561 XHG=431 YBD=2546 YHG=2516>values " XBD=627 XHG=583 YBD=2546 YHG=2516>of " XBD=688 XHG=645 YBD=2546 YHG=2516>17 " XBD=876 XHG=710 YBD=2554 YHG=2515>hospital " XBD=1103 XHG=895 YBD=2553 YHG=2515>inpatients " XBD=1242 XHG=1123 YBD=2545 YHG=2515>taken " XBD=1305 XHG=1261 YBD=2546 YHG=2516>at" XBD=275 XHG=115 YBD=2585 YHG=2555>random " XBD=383 XHG=286 YBD=2584 YHG=2563>were " XBD=632 XHG=396 YBD=2585 YHG=2555>determined " XBD=685 XHG=644 YBD=2585 YHG=2555>in " XBD=763 XHG=697 YBD=2585 YHG=2556>the " XBD=906 XHG=776 YBD=2593 YHG=2555>period " XBD=1009 XHG=918 YBD=2592 YHG=2555>May " XBD=1064 XHG=1021 YBD=2585 YHG=2555>to " XBD=1182 XHG=1077 YBD=2591 YHG=2554>July, " XBD=1305 XHG=1198 YBD=2590 YHG=2555>1942," XBD=192 XHG=103 YBD=2636 YHG=2594>and " XBD=258 XHG=213 YBD=2623 YHG=2593>15 " XBD=412 XHG=276 YBD=2630 YHG=2594>during " XBD=496 XHG=430 YBD=2624 YHG=2594>the " XBD=646 XHG=513 YBD=2632 YHG=2594>period " XBD=885 XHG=663 YBD=2632 YHG=2594>September " XBD=979 XHG=902 YBD=2624 YHG=2594>and " XBD=1173 XHG=998 YBD=2624 YHG=2594>October. " XBD=1305 XHG=1225 YBD=2624 YHG=2594>The" XBD=252 XHG=103 YBD=2663 YHG=2630>’results " XBD=328 XHG=266 YBD=2662 YHG=2641>are " XBD=456 XHG=343 YBD=2670 YHG=2632>given " XBD=511 XHG=469 YBD=2663 YHG=2633>in " XBD=634 XHG=528 YBD=2663 YHG=2634>table " XBD=674 XHG=648 YBD=2663 YHG=2640>i. " XBD=840 XHG=725 YBD=2663 YHG=2634>From " XBD=920 XHG=854 YBD=2663 YHG=2633>the " XBD=1160 XHG=939 YBD=2663 YHG=2633>evaluation " XBD=1217 XHG=1174 YBD=2663 YHG=2633>of " XBD=1306 XHG=1235 YBD=2663 YHG=2642>our" XBD=209 XHG=115 YBD=2702 YHG=2672>data " XBD=344 XHG=236 YBD=2702 YHG=2672>these " XBD=505 XHG=373 YBD=2702 YHG=2672>values " XBD=608 XHG=535 YBD=2703 YHG=2682>can " XBD=685 XHG=636 YBD=2702 YHG=2672>be " XBD=925 XHG=714 YBD=2703 YHG=2673>calculated " XBD=994 XHG=954 YBD=2702 YHG=2673>in " XBD=1140 XHG=1022 YBD=2703 YHG=2673>terms " XBD=1214 XHG=1169 YBD=2702 YHG=2673>of " XBD=1305 XHG=1238 YBD=2702 YHG=2673>the" XBD=275 XHG=115 YBD=2741 YHG=2711>number " XBD=337 XHG=294 YBD=2741 YHG=2712>of " XBD=447 XHG=353 YBD=2749 YHG=2710>days " XBD=642 XHG=467 YBD=2749 YHG=2712>required " XBD=703 XHG=660 YBD=2742 YHG=2713>to " XBD=893 XHG=722 YBD=2742 YHG=2713>saturate " XBD=977 XHG=911 YBD=2742 YHG=2712>the " XBD=1165 XHG=996 YBD=2749 YHG=2712>patients " XBD=1305 XHG=1188 YBD=2748 YHG=2712>(table" XBD=173 XHG=114 YBD=2787 YHG=2751>II).|>" XBD=105 XHG=100 YBD=2812 YHG=2810>- " XBD=257 XHG=165 YBD=2819 YHG=2789>Case " XBD=320 XHG=275 YBD=2818 YHG=2789>33 " XBD=379 XHG=338 YBD=2819 YHG=2789>in " XBD=499 XHG=394 YBD=2819 YHG=2789>table " XBD=533 XHG=516 YBD=2819 YHG=2797>I " XBD=645 XHG=550 YBD=2826 YHG=2798>gave " XBD=686 XHG=663 YBD=2820 YHG=2800>a " XBD=850 XHG=702 YBD=2827 YHG=2790>history " XBD=955 XHG=867 YBD=2821 YHG=2791>that " XBD=1037 XHG=971 YBD=2819 YHG=2790>the " XBD=1201 XHG=1055 YBD=2827 YHG=2790>greater " XBD=1307 XHG=1217 YBD=2828 YHG=2791>part" XBD=160 XHG=116 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>of " XBD=239 XHG=171 YBD=2858 YHG=2829>her " XBD=366 XHG=255 YBD=2858 YHG=2829>small " XBD=462 XHG=382 YBD=2858 YHG=2828>diet " XBD=670 XHG=479 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>consisted " XBD=730 XHG=686 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>of " XBD=844 XHG=741 YBD=2860 YHG=2829>fresh " XBD=953 XHG=858 YBD=2860 YHG=2830>fruit " XBD=1046 XHG=968 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>and " XBD=1307 XHG=1062 YBD=2866 YHG=2829>vegetables ;" XBD=193 XHG=116 YBD=2898 YHG=2868>and " XBD=316 XHG=217 YBD=2905 YHG=2868>good " XBD=488 XHG=339 YBD=2905 YHG=2868>plasma " XBD=626 XHG=510 YBD=2899 YHG=2868>levels " XBD=748 XHG=649 YBD=2899 YHG=2869>have " XBD=868 XHG=771 YBD=2899 YHG=2869>been " XBD=1072 XHG=889 YBD=2907 YHG=2869>similarly " XBD=1306 XHG=1095 YBD=2899 YHG=2869>accounted" XBD=175 XHG=114 YBD=2938 YHG=2909>for " XBD=227 XHG=187 YBD=2937 YHG=2908>in " XBD=350 XHG=239 YBD=2937 YHG=2908>other " XBD=466 XHG=362 YBD=2937 YHG=2916>cases " XBD=524 XHG=480 YBD=2937 YHG=2908>of " XBD=714 XHG=532 YBD=2937 YHG=2908>anorexia " XBD=897 XHG=725 YBD=2938 YHG=2917>nervosa." XBD=281 XHG=165 YBD=2976 YHG=2946>Table " XBD=345 XHG=297 YBD=2975 YHG=2953>m " XBD=483 XHG=360 YBD=2976 YHG=2946>shows " XBD=567 XHG=499 YBD=2976 YHG=2946>the " XBD=729 XHG=582 YBD=2983 YHG=2947>plasma " XBD=874 XHG=745 YBD=2977 YHG=2947>values " XBD=1125 XHG=892 YBD=2977 YHG=2946>determined " XBD=1182 XHG=1140 YBD=2976 YHG=2946>in " XBD=1308 XHG=1197 YBD=2976 YHG=2947>small" XBD=255 XHG=117 YBD=3023 YHG=2994>groups " XBD=313 XHG=269 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>of " XBD=481 XHG=322 YBD=3022 YHG=2985>healthy " XBD=606 XHG=496 YBD=3015 YHG=2985>adult " XBD=736 XHG=619 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>males " XBD=828 XHG=751 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>and " XBD=971 XHG=842 YBD=3016 YHG=2995>nurses " XBD=1168 XHG=986 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>attached " XBD=1225 XHG=1182 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>to " XBD=1306 XHG=1239 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>the" XBD=295 XHG=116 YBD=3062 YHG=3024>hospital, " XBD=391 XHG=319 YBD=3054 YHG=3024>but " XBD=481 XHG=415 YBD=3054 YHG=3024>the " XBD=637 XHG=506 YBD=3054 YHG=3024>values " XBD=768 XHG=661 YBD=3054 YHG=3034>serve " XBD=833 XHG=791 YBD=3054 YHG=3026>to " XBD=968 XHG=857 YBD=3062 YHG=3025>bring " XBD=1059 XHG=991 YBD=3055 YHG=3026>out " XBD=1149 XHG=1082 YBD=3056 YHG=3025>the " XBD=1307 XHG=1173 YBD=3062 YHG=3034>poorer" XBD=306 XHG=117 YBD=3094 YHG=3062>nutrition " XBD=366 XHG=321 YBD=3093 YHG=3064>of " XBD=445 XHG=378 YBD=3093 YHG=3064>the " XBD=631 XHG=461 YBD=3100 YHG=3063>hospital " XBD=866 XHG=646 YBD=3100 YHG=3063>inpatients." XBD=244 XHG=166 YBD=3133 YHG=3103>The " XBD=352 XHG=259 YBD=3139 YHG=3102>high " XBD=496 XHG=365 YBD=3132 YHG=3103>values " XBD=695 XHG=512 YBD=3132 YHG=3102>obtained " XBD=750 XHG=709 YBD=3132 YHG=3103>in " XBD=840 XHG=764 YBD=3133 YHG=3104>two " XBD=1023 XHG=856 YBD=3140 YHG=3102>subjects " XBD=1079 XHG=1038 YBD=3132 YHG=3102>in " XBD=1160 XHG=1093 YBD=3132 YHG=3103>the " XBD=1307 XHG=1174 YBD=3140 YHG=3103>period" XBD=323 XHG=116 YBD=3179 YHG=3142>May-July " XBD=432 XHG=335 YBD=3171 YHG=3150>were " XBD=520 XHG=446 YBD=3171 YHG=3141>due " XBD=576 XHG=534 YBD=3171 YHG=3142>to " XBD=657 XHG=590 YBD=3171 YHG=3142>the " XBD=752 XHG=670 YBD=3171 YHG=3141>fact " XBD=854 XHG=765 YBD=3171 YHG=3142>that " XBD=961 XHG=868 YBD=3178 YHG=3142>they " XBD=1070 XHG=973 YBD=3171 YHG=3151>were " XBD=1308 XHG=1083 YBD=3178 YHG=3142>consuming" XBD=140 XHG=116 YBD=3210 YHG=3190>a " XBD=251 XHG=158 YBD=3218 YHG=3190>very " XBD=369 XHG=269 YBD=3217 YHG=3180>large " XBD=550 XHG=388 YBD=3210 YHG=3181>amount " XBD=612 XHG=568 YBD=3209 YHG=3181>of " XBD=705 XHG=626 YBD=3210 YHG=3180>soft " XBD=816 XHG=721 YBD=3210 YHG=3181>fruit " XBD=910 XHG=833 YBD=3209 YHG=3181>and " XBD=1052 XHG=928 YBD=3210 YHG=3180>salads " XBD=1193 XHG=1072 YBD=3210 YHG=3180>direct " XBD=1309 XHG=1208 YBD=3209 YHG=3181>from" XBD=217 XHG=117 YBD=3249 YHG=3220>their " XBD=329 XHG=243 YBD=3249 YHG=3229>own " XBD=528 XHG=356 YBD=3256 YHG=3219>gardens, " XBD=724 XHG=557 YBD=3248 YHG=3220>whereas " XBD=818 XHG=752 YBD=3248 YHG=3220>the ’hospital " XBD=1120 XHG=1040 YBD=3248 YHG=3218>diet " XBD=1213 XHG=1146 YBD=3248 YHG=3219>did " XBD=1310 XHG=1240 YBD=3249 YHG=3221>not" XBD=272 XHG=117 YBD=3288 YHG=3258>contain " XBD=391 XHG=285 YBD=3288 YHG=3258>these " XBD=446 XHG=405 YBD=3287 YHG=3258>in " XBD=536 XHG=459 YBD=3294 YHG=3267>any " XBD=743 XHG=551 YBD=3294 YHG=3258>quantity. " XBD=842 XHG=796 YBD=3286 YHG=3257>In " XBD=1005 XHG=856 YBD=3293 YHG=3258>general " XBD=1127 XHG=1018 YBD=3287 YHG=3258>those " XBD=1310 XHG=1141 YBD=3294 YHG=3257>subjects

1. Our experiments have shown that potassium cyanide has nointerfering action in the estimation of ascorbic acid and doesprevent the oxidation which occurs before the plasma isseparated. Periods of one hour elapsed before the determina-tions could be done in the case of scurvy, but the blood waskept on ice during this period to minimise loss.

" XBD=1480 XHG=1360 YBD=242 YHG=206>living " XBD=1540 XHG=1499 YBD=234 YHG=205>in " XBD=1724 XHG=1558 YBD=242 YHG=205>hospital " XBD=1838 XHG=1743 YBD=236 YHG=214>were " XBD=2057 XHG=1859 YBD=243 YHG=205>distinctly " XBD=2147 XHG=2074 YBD=236 YHG=206>less " XBD=2250 XHG=2166 YBD=236 YHG=206>well " XBD=2443 XHG=2269 YBD=243 YHG=206>supplied " XBD=2549 XHG=2460 YBD=235 YHG=206>with" XBD=1528 XHG=1361 YBD=274 YHG=245>vitamin " XBD=1583 XHG=1556 YBD=274 YHG=244>C " XBD=1707 XHG=1610 YBD=274 YHG=245>than " XBD=1800 XHG=1733 YBD=274 YHG=246>the " XBD=1954 XHG=1827 YBD=274 YHG=245>others " XBD=2023 XHG=1982 YBD=274 YHG=254>as " XBD=2118 XHG=2051 YBD=274 YHG=245>the " XBD=2281 XHG=2144 YBD=282 YHG=244>figures " XBD=2426 XHG=2308 YBD=275 YHG=245>show. " XBD=2548 XHG=2475 YBD=274 YHG=245>The" XBD=1480 XHG=1362 YBD=320 YHG=293>group " XBD=1542 XHG=1497 YBD=313 YHG=284>of " XBD=1682 XHG=1553 YBD=313 YHG=293>nurses " XBD=1816 XHG=1698 YBD=320 YHG=284>living " XBD=1871 XHG=1830 YBD=313 YHG=284>in " XBD=1951 XHG=1885 YBD=313 YHG=284>the " XBD=2089 XHG=1966 YBD=313 YHG=284>hostel " XBD=2199 XHG=2104 YBD=313 YHG=293>were " XBD=2415 XHG=2215 YBD=320 YHG=284>obtaining " XBD=2550 XHG=2429 YBD=313 YHG=284>better" XBD=1506 XHG=1361 YBD=352 YHG=323>cooked " XBD=1750 XHG=1535 YBD=359 YHG=323>vegetables " XBD=1876 XHG=1779 YBD=352 YHG=323>than " XBD=2013 XHG=1904 YBD=352 YHG=323>those " XBD=2081 XHG=2041 YBD=352 YHG=323>in " XBD=2291 XHG=2109 YBD=360 YHG=323>hospital, " XBD=2398 XHG=2321 YBD=352 YHG=322>and " XBD=2548 XHG=2426 YBD=353 YHG=323>stored" XBD=1491 XHG=1360 YBD=399 YHG=363>apples " XBD=1605 XHG=1509 YBD=391 YHG=371>were " XBD=1811 XHG=1623 YBD=391 YHG=362>available " XBD=1888 XHG=1827 YBD=391 YHG=362>for " XBD=2024 XHG=1905 YBD=391 YHG=362>them.

" XBD=1479 XHG=1361 YBD=474 YHG=453>TABLE I-PLASMA " XBD=1863 XHG=1721 YBD=474 YHG=454>VALUES " XBD=1929 XHG=1885 YBD=473 YHG=454>OF " XBD=2126 XHG=1949 YBD=474 YHG=453>ASCORBIC " XBD=2231 XHG=2145 YBD=474 YHG=453>ACID " XBD=2295 XHG=2253 YBD=474 YHG=453>IN " XBD=2356 XHG=2316 YBD=474 YHG=447>32 " XBD=2550 XHG=2378 YBD=474 YHG=454>HOSPITAL" XBD=1715 XHG=1496 YBD=513 YHG=493>INPATIENTS " XBD=1785 XHG=1739 YBD=513 YHG=494>AT " XBD=2026 XHG=1809 YBD=513 YHG=480>DIFFERENT " XBD=2129 XHG=2040 YBD=512 YHG=493>TIME " XBD=2199 XHG=2155 YBD=512 YHG=493>OF " XBD=2296 XHG=2222 YBD=513 YHG=493>THE " XBD=2421 XHG=2319 YBD=512 YHG=493>YEAR

A.――MAY- " XBD=1908 XHG=1859 YBD=567 YHG=534>TO " XBD=2022 XHG=1926 YBD=567 YHG=547>JULY " XBD=2236 XHG=2043 YBD=567 YHG=546>INCLUSIVE

" XBD=1508 XHG=1493 YBD=2584 YHG=2570>* " XBD=1584 XHG=1521 YBD=2593 YHG=2569>For " XBD=1655 XHG=1596 YBD=2593 YHG=2568>full " XBD=1793 XHG=1669 YBD=2593 YHG=2568>clinical " XBD=1915 XHG=1805 YBD=2597 YHG=2568>report " XBD=1980 XHG=1927 YBD=2593 YHG=2575>see " XBD=2121 XHG=1996 YBD=2597 YHG=2569>Prunty " XBD=2249 XHG=2135 YBD=2598 YHG=2568>(1943)." XBD=1508 XHG=1493 YBD=2625 YHG=2599>t " XBD=1736 XHG=1523 YBD=2627 YHG=2597>Exploratory " XBD=1916 XHG=1749 YBD=2625 YHG=2598>operation " XBD=1947 XHG=1932 YBD=2622 YHG=2598>1 " XBD=2076 XHG=1963 YBD=2623 YHG=2598>month " XBD=2210 XHG=2091 YBD=2623 YHG=2598>before." XBD=1702 XHG=1493 YBD=2655 YHG=2627>I Vitamin-C " XBD=1824 XHG=1714 YBD=2652 YHG=2627>intake " XBD=1940 XHG=1839 YBD=2652 YHG=2627>above " XBD=2089 XHG=1955 YBD=2655 YHG=2633>average " XBD=2211 XHG=2104 YBD=2653 YHG=2627>before " XBD=2412 XHG=2225 YBD=2653 YHG=2628>admission." XBD=1511 XHG=1498 YBD=2685 YHG=2657>§ " XBD=1698 XHG=1524 YBD=2684 YHG=2657>Receiving " XBD=1978 XHG=1709 YBD=2686 YHG=2656>sulphapyridine.

" XBD=1484 XHG=1366 YBD=2754 YHG=2733>TABLE II-CALCULATED " XBD=2030 XHG=1872 YBD=2753 YHG=2733>NUMBER " XBD=2113 XHG=2066 YBD=2753 YHG=2733>OF " XBD=2245 XHG=2148 YBD=2753 YHG=2733>DAYS " XBD=2474 XHG=2282 YBD=2758 YHG=2732>REQUIRED " XBD=2552 XHG=2510 YBD=2752 YHG=2732>TO" XBD=1714 XHG=1526 YBD=2793 YHG=2772>SATURATE " XBD=1810 XHG=1737 YBD=2792 YHG=2772>THE " XBD=2009 XHG=1833 YBD=2792 YHG=2772>PATIENTS " XBD=2160 XHG=2032 YBD=2792 YHG=2772>LISTED " XBD=2226 XHG=2185 YBD=2792 YHG=2772>IN " XBD=2367 XHG=2249 YBD=2792 YHG=2772>TABLE " XBD=2406 XHG=2391 YBD=2791 YHG=2771>I

" XBD=1791 XHG=1764 YBD=3207 YHG=3185>A " XBD=1913 XHG=1816 YBD=3207 YHG=3184>CASE " XBD=1988 XHG=1938 YBD=3207 YHG=3184>OF " XBD=2173 XHG=2012 YBD=3207 YHG=3184>SCURVY

" XBD=1448 XHG=1416 YBD=3259 YHG=3231>A " XBD=1664 XHG=1473 YBD=3265 YHG=3231>mechanic, " XBD=1854 XHG=1692 YBD=3265 YHG=3232>married, " XBD=1972 XHG=1883 YBD=3267 YHG=3232>aged " XBD=2052 XHG=1999 YBD=3265 YHG=3233>27, " XBD=2210 XHG=2079 YBD=3268 YHG=3232>weight " XBD=2258 XHG=2239 YBD=3260 YHG=3229>9 " XBD=2331 XHG=2284 YBD=3260 YHG=3234>st. " XBD=2379 XHG=2360 YBD=3260 YHG=3233>5 " XBD=2464 XHG=2404 YBD=3265 YHG=3232>lb., " XBD=2554 XHG=2491 YBD=3261 YHG=3241>was" XBD=1550 XHG=1371 YBD=3298 YHG=3270>admitted " XBD=1604 XHG=1565 YBD=3298 YHG=3272>to " XBD=1775 XHG=1620 YBD=3307 YHG=3270>hospital " XBD=1837 XHG=1792 YBD=3298 YHG=3279>on " XBD=1936 XHG=1853 YBD=3306 YHG=3271>May " XBD=2005 XHG=1955 YBD=3304 YHG=3271>30, " XBD=2123 XHG=2028 YBD=3304 YHG=3271>1942, " XBD=2376 XHG=2141 YBD=3307 YHG=3270>complaining " XBD=2431 XHG=2391 YBD=3299 YHG=3271>of " XBD=2464 XHG=2443 YBD=3298 YHG=3280>a " XBD=2555 XHG=2479 YBD=3300 YHG=3270>rash" XBD=1418 XHG=1372 YBD=3337 YHG=3317>on " XBD=1488 XHG=1434 YBD=3336 YHG=3309>his " XBD=1602 XHG=1505 YBD=3336 YHG=3309>shins " XBD=1673 XHG=1618 YBD=3336 YHG=3309>for " XBD=1710 XHG=1689 YBD=3336 YHG=3318>a " XBD=1862 XHG=1726 YBD=3342 YHG=3309>month, " XBD=2016 XHG=1880 YBD=3345 YHG=3309>painful " XBD=2188 XHG=2032 YBD=3345 YHG=3309>swelling " XBD=2244 XHG=2204 YBD=3337 YHG=3310>of " XBD=2317 XHG=2256 YBD=3337 YHG=3310>the " XBD=2399 XHG=2333 YBD=3337 YHG=3310>left " XBD=2556 XHG=2413 YBD=3338 YHG=3310>forearm" XBD=1443 XHG=1372 YBD=3377 YHG=3348>and " XBD=1529 XHG=1461 YBD=3376 YHG=3348>left " XBD=1602 XHG=1547 YBD=3383 YHG=3348>leg " XBD=1675 XHG=1620 YBD=3376 YHG=3348>for " XBD=1714 XHG=1693 YBD=3375 YHG=3356>a " XBD=1839 XHG=1733 YBD=3381 YHG=3348>week, " XBD=1930 XHG=1860 YBD=3375 YHG=3348>and " XBD=2105 XHG=1948 YBD=3384 YHG=3348>swelling " XBD=2165 XHG=2125 YBD=3376 YHG=3349>of " XBD=2241 XHG=2179 YBD=3376 YHG=3349>the " XBD=2333 XHG=2260 YBD=3384 YHG=3348>legs " XBD=2405 XHG=2351 YBD=3377 YHG=3349>for " XBD=2444 XHG=2424 YBD=3376 YHG=3349>2 " XBD=2555 XHG=2463 YBD=3386 YHG=3349>days." XBD=1441 XHG=1372 YBD=3414 YHG=3387>For " XBD=1555 XHG=1458 YBD=3415 YHG=3396>some " XBD=1659 XHG=1573 YBD=3414 YHG=3387>time " XBD=1877 XHG=1676 YBD=3423 YHG=3387>previously " XBD=1937 XHG=1894 YBD=3414 YHG=3386>he " XBD=2026 XHG=1955 YBD=3414 YHG=3386>had " XBD=2195 XHG=2043 YBD=3416 YHG=3387>suffered " XBD=2303 XHG=2211 YBD=3415 YHG=3387>from " XBD=2341 XHG=2319 YBD=3415 YHG=3396>a " XBD=2555 XHG=2358 YBD=3424 YHG=3387>cramp-like" XBD=1456 XHG=1372 YBD=3462 YHG=3425>pain " XBD=1508 XHG=1471 YBD=3453 YHG=3425>in " XBD=1585 XHG=1523 YBD=3453 YHG=3426>the " XBD=1664 XHG=1598 YBD=3453 YHG=3425>left " XBD=1733 XHG=1679 YBD=3460 YHG=3426>leg " XBD=1819 XHG=1748 YBD=3453 YHG=3425>and " XBD=2006 XHG=1833 YBD=3454 YHG=3425>shoulder. " XBD=2135 XHG=2054 YBD=3454 YHG=3426>Two " XBD=2252 XHG=2150 YBD=3462 YHG=3435>years " XBD=2383 XHG=2266 YBD=3455 YHG=3426>before " XBD=2441 XHG=2397 YBD=3454 YHG=3426>he " XBD=2523 XHG=2455 YBD=3455 YHG=3426>had " XBD=2554 XHG=2535 YBD=3454 YHG=3434>a" XBD=1653 XHG=1374 YBD=3497 YHG=3464>hsematemesis ; " XBD=1710 XHG=1692 YBD=3492 YHG=3465>6 " XBD=1875 XHG=1731 YBD=3492 YHG=3464>months " XBD=2014 XHG=1897 YBD=3493 YHG=3464>before " XBD=2136 XHG=2035 YBD=3493 YHG=3465>there " XBD=2227 XHG=2156 YBD=3494 YHG=3474>was " XBD=2384 XHG=2248 YBD=3493 YHG=3465>sudden " XBD=2503 XHG=2405 YBD=3494 YHG=3468>onset " XBD=2560 XHG=2524 YBD=3493 YHG=3464>of

181

" XBD=301 XHG=178 YBD=235 YHG=198>gastric " XBD=509 XHG=319 YBD=227 YHG=198>ulceration " XBD=795 XHG=528 YBD=226 YHG=197>demonstrated " XBD=1086 XHG=814 YBD=233 YHG=197>radiologically. " XBD=1257 XHG=1132 YBD=225 YHG=197>Before " XBD=1359 XHG=1276 YBD=225 YHG=197>that" XBD=279 XHG=179 YBD=266 YHG=240>event " XBD=333 XHG=290 YBD=265 YHG=238>he " XBD=414 XHG=344 YBD=265 YHG=237>had " XBD=585 XHG=423 YBD=265 YHG=236>reverted " XBD=634 XHG=595 YBD=265 YHG=239>to " XBD=669 XHG=647 YBD=264 YHG=245>a " XBD=816 XHG=677 YBD=264 YHG=236>normal " XBD=913 XHG=825 YBD=269 YHG=236>diet, " XBD=993 XHG=926 YBD=264 YHG=236>but " XBD=1097 XHG=1004 YBD=264 YHG=236>since " XBD=1171 XHG=1109 YBD=263 YHG=236>the " XBD=1277 XHG=1182 YBD=264 YHG=236>ulcer had ," XBD=364 XHG=179 YBD=313 YHG=276>developed " XBD=417 XHG=374 YBD=304 YHG=276>he " XBD=499 XHG=428 YBD=304 YHG=275>had " XBD=604 XHG=509 YBD=304 YHG=275>lived " XBD=661 XHG=615 YBD=303 YHG=285>on " XBD=695 XHG=673 YBD=303 YHG=284>a " XBD=781 XHG=707 YBD=303 YHG=275>diet " XBD=833 XHG=794 YBD=303 YHG=276>of " XBD=862 XHG=842 YBD=302 YHG=275>2 " XBD=971 XHG=873 YBD=311 YHG=275>pints " XBD=1249 XHG=983 YBD=311 YHG=275>of pasteurised " XBD=1359 XHG=1260 YBD=309 YHG=276>milk," XBD=342 XHG=178 YBD=353 YHG=315>porridge, " XBD=438 XHG=361 YBD=348 YHG=314>fish, " XBD=523 XHG=456 YBD=351 YHG=314>dry " XBD=648 XHG=540 YBD=348 YHG=317>toast, " XBD=793 XHG=669 YBD=343 YHG=315>butter " XBD=882 XHG=811 YBD=342 YHG=314>and " XBD=1081 XHG=901 YBD=342 YHG=313>chocolate " XBD=1207 XHG=1100 YBD=350 YHG=314>daily." XBD=276 XHG=224 YBD=383 YHG=354>On " XBD=528 XHG=292 YBD=382 YHG=353>examination " XBD=589 XHG=543 YBD=382 YHG=353>he " XBD=669 XHG=607 YBD=381 YHG=353>did " XBD=750 XHG=685 YBD=381 YHG=355>not " XBD=850 XHG=768 YBD=381 YHG=353>look " XBD=928 XHG=866 YBD=385 YHG=353>ill; " XBD=1013 XHG=960 YBD=381 YHG=353>his " XBD=1132 XHG=1031 YBD=389 YHG=361>gums " XBD=1239 XHG=1149 YBD=381 YHG=362>were " XBD=1359 XHG=1257 YBD=382 YHG=354>eden-" XBD=290 XHG=177 YBD=422 YHG=393>tulous " XBD=370 XHG=305 YBD=421 YHG=392>but " XBD=567 XHG=386 YBD=420 YHG=392>otherwise " XBD=731 XHG=583 YBD=425 YHG=392>normal, " XBD=815 XHG=749 YBD=420 YHG=392>but " XBD=893 XHG=831 YBD=419 YHG=392>the " XBD=982 XHG=909 YBD=420 YHG=392>soft " XBD=1117 XHG=997 YBD=428 YHG=392>palate " XBD=1204 XHG=1134 YBD=420 YHG=401>was " XBD=1359 XHG=1220 YBD=429 YHG=393>erythe-" XBD=312 XHG=177 YBD=460 YHG=434>matous " XBD=401 XHG=331 YBD=459 YHG=431>and " XBD=564 XHG=418 YBD=468 YHG=430>slightly " XBD=813 XHG=584 YBD=459 YHG=431>oedematous. " XBD=891 XHG=859 YBD=458 YHG=431>A " XBD=1013 XHG=910 YBD=459 YHG=430>small " XBD=1155 XHG=1030 YBD=459 YHG=430>healed " XBD=1269 XHG=1174 YBD=460 YHG=431>ulcer " XBD=1359 XHG=1288 YBD=460 YHG=441>was" XBD=313 XHG=178 YBD=507 YHG=472>present " XBD=380 XHG=335 YBD=499 YHG=479>on " XBD=462 XHG=400 YBD=498 YHG=470>the " XBD=608 XHG=484 YBD=499 YHG=470>buccal " XBD=765 XHG=628 YBD=498 YHG=470>surface " XBD=827 XHG=788 YBD=498 YHG=470>of " XBD=907 XHG=845 YBD=497 YHG=470>the " XBD=1033 XHG=929 YBD=497 YHG=469>lower " XBD=1114 XHG=1053 YBD=507 YHG=470>lip. " XBD=1234 XHG=1161 YBD=499 YHG=471>The " XBD=1360 XHG=1256 YBD=500 YHG=471>lower" XBD=273 XHG=177 YBD=546 YHG=512>parts " XBD=333 XHG=294 YBD=537 YHG=509>of " XBD=410 XHG=349 YBD=537 YHG=509>the " XBD=503 XHG=430 YBD=545 YHG=509>legs " XBD=614 XHG=524 YBD=537 YHG=518>were " XBD=784 XHG=635 YBD=537 YHG=509>covered " XBD=893 XHG=805 YBD=537 YHG=509>with " XBD=1000 XHG=913 YBD=544 YHG=518>very " XBD=1115 XHG=1021 YBD=546 YHG=508>large " XBD=1301 XHG=1135 YBD=539 YHG=510>numbers " XBD=1364 XHG=1323 YBD=539 YHG=510>of" XBD=277 XHG=177 YBD=577 YHG=548>small " XBD=473 XHG=297 YBD=585 YHG=545>petechiae, " XBD=684 XHG=496 YBD=585 YHG=548>especially " XBD=753 XHG=706 YBD=576 YHG=557>on " XBD=836 XHG=775 YBD=576 YHG=548>the " XBD=1012 XHG=859 YBD=576 YHG=548>anterior " XBD=1167 XHG=1035 YBD=585 YHG=551>aspect. CEdema" XBD=215 XHG=176 YBD=616 YHG=588>of " XBD=312 XHG=225 YBD=616 YHG=586>both " XBD=443 XHG=324 YBD=616 YHG=587>ankles " XBD=527 XHG=456 YBD=615 YHG=596>was " XBD=791 XHG=543 YBD=621 YHG=587>considerable, " XBD=878 XHG=807 YBD=615 YHG=588>and " XBD=953 XHG=890 YBD=615 YHG=587>the " XBD=1031 XHG=966 YBD=616 YHG=587>left " XBD=1119 XHG=1047 YBD=616 YHG=588>calf " XBD=1199 XHG=1126 YBD=617 YHG=597>was " XBD=1360 XHG=1213 YBD=626 YHG=589>slightly" XBD=322 XHG=184 YBD=655 YHG=627>swollen " XBD=412 XHG=343 YBD=654 YHG=626>and " XBD=624 XHG=433 YBD=655 YHG=626>somewhat " XBD=781 XHG=645 YBD=655 YHG=627>tender. " XBD=1070 XHG=827 YBD=663 YHG=626>Ecchymoses, " XBD=1115 XHG=1095 YBD=655 YHG=628>4 " XBD=1204 XHG=1137 YBD=656 YHG=637>cm. " XBD=1264 XHG=1227 YBD=656 YHG=628>in " XBD=1359 XHG=1286 YBD=656 YHG=628>dia-" XBD=296 XHG=175 YBD=699 YHG=668>meter, " XBD=394 XHG=307 YBD=694 YHG=675>were " XBD=515 XHG=405 YBD=694 YHG=666>found " XBD=574 XHG=526 YBD=694 YHG=675>on " XBD=648 XHG=585 YBD=694 YHG=666>the " XBD=759 XHG=659 YBD=693 YHG=666>inner " XBD=843 XHG=771 YBD=694 YHG=665>side " XBD=897 XHG=857 YBD=694 YHG=666>of " XBD=994 XHG=904 YBD=694 YHG=665>both " XBD=1137 XHG=1005 YBD=694 YHG=666>ankles. " XBD=1360 XHG=1173 YBD=696 YHG=667>Follicular" XBD=451 XHG=175 YBD=742 YHG=705>hyperkeratosis " XBD=542 XHG=471 YBD=734 YHG=714>was " XBD=671 XHG=561 YBD=733 YHG=705>noted " XBD=921 XHG=691 YBD=742 YHG=705>particularly " XBD=987 XHG=942 YBD=733 YHG=715>on " XBD=1070 XHG=1007 YBD=734 YHG=705>the " XBD=1193 XHG=1091 YBD=734 YHG=708>outer " XBD=1303 XHG=1213 YBD=735 YHG=706>sides " XBD=1364 XHG=1324 YBD=735 YHG=707>of" XBD=263 XHG=176 YBD=773 YHG=744>both " XBD=392 XHG=275 YBD=781 YHG=744>thighs " XBD=478 XHG=406 YBD=773 YHG=744>and " XBD=607 XHG=491 YBD=773 YHG=753>across " XBD=683 XHG=620 YBD=773 YHG=744>the " XBD=836 XHG=697 YBD=773 YHG=745>lumbar " XBD=979 XHG=849 YBD=782 YHG=745>region. " XBD=1139 XHG=1026 YBD=774 YHG=745>Knee- " XBD=1225 XHG=1155 YBD=774 YHG=746>and " XBD=1359 XHG=1240 YBD=774 YHG=746>ankle-" XBD=266 XHG=174 YBD=821 YHG=784>jerks " XBD=374 XHG=286 YBD=813 YHG=793>were " XBD=589 XHG=395 YBD=823 YHG=784>extremely " XBD=708 XHG=610 YBD=813 YHG=784>brisk " XBD=801 XHG=729 YBD=813 YHG=785>and " XBD=884 XHG=821 YBD=813 YHG=785>the " XBD=1046 XHG=904 YBD=822 YHG=785>plantar " XBD=1209 XHG=1067 YBD=814 YHG=785>reflexes " XBD=1359 XHG=1233 YBD=814 YHG=785>dorsal." XBD=283 XHG=176 YBD=852 YHG=823>There " XBD=366 XHG=296 YBD=853 YHG=833>was " XBD=423 XHG=378 YBD=852 YHG=833>no " XBD=602 XHG=437 YBD=853 YHG=824>evidence " XBD=657 XHG=616 YBD=852 YHG=824>of " XBD=951 XHG=665 YBD=861 YHG=824>hyperaesthesia. " XBD=1241 XHG=997 YBD=862 YHG=825>Ecchymoses, " XBD=1276 XHG=1259 YBD=853 YHG=825>7 " XBD=1359 XHG=1291 YBD=854 YHG=834>cm." XBD=211 XHG=175 YBD=892 YHG=864>in " XBD=401 XHG=222 YBD=898 YHG=863>diameter, " XBD=501 XHG=413 YBD=892 YHG=873>were " XBD=654 XHG=512 YBD=901 YHG=867>present " XBD=704 XHG=665 YBD=892 YHG=863>in " XBD=778 XHG=715 YBD=892 YHG=864>the " XBD=885 XHG=789 YBD=901 YHG=864>right " XBD=1115 XHG=897 YBD=893 YHG=865>antecubital " XBD=1220 XHG=1127 YBD=893 YHG=865>fossa " XBD=1302 XHG=1232 YBD=892 YHG=865>and " XBD=1360 XHG=1315 YBD=892 YHG=873>on" XBD=235 XHG=175 YBD=931 YHG=902>the " XBD=380 XHG=246 YBD=940 YHG=904>palmar " XBD=526 XHG=391 YBD=932 YHG=904>surface " XBD=579 XHG=539 YBD=932 YHG=904>of " XBD=649 XHG=588 YBD=932 YHG=903>the " XBD=757 XHG=661 YBD=940 YHG=903>right " XBD=878 XHG=769 YBD=933 YHG=905>wrist. " XBD=1034 XHG=924 YBD=933 YHG=904>There " XBD=1117 XHG=1046 YBD=932 YHG=913>was " XBD=1224 XHG=1130 YBD=932 YHG=913>some " XBD=1361 XHG=1237 YBD=931 YHG=904>tender" XBD=326 XHG=175 YBD=980 YHG=942>swelling " XBD=429 XHG=342 YBD=980 YHG=943>deep " XBD=485 XHG=447 YBD=971 YHG=946>to " XBD=567 XHG=504 YBD=971 YHG=943>the " XBD=767 XHG=584 YBD=972 YHG=945>extensors " XBD=826 XHG=786 YBD=973 YHG=944>of " XBD=902 XHG=840 YBD=972 YHG=944>the " XBD=985 XHG=919 YBD=972 YHG=943>left " XBD=1154 XHG=1004 YBD=972 YHG=944>forearm " XBD=1243 XHG=1172 YBD=970 YHG=943>and " XBD=1361 XHG=1260 YBD=971 YHG=942>there" XBD=245 XHG=176 YBD=1011 YHG=991>was " XBD=352 XHG=260 YBD=1011 YHG=982>fixed " XBD=494 XHG=366 YBD=1011 YHG=983>flexion " XBD=551 XHG=510 YBD=1011 YHG=983>of " XBD=657 XHG=566 YBD=1012 YHG=982>160°. " XBD=1001 XHG=704 YBD=1021 YHG=983>Hyperkeratotic " XBD=1164 XHG=1017 YBD=1020 YHG=983>papules " XBD=1268 XHG=1179 YBD=1010 YHG=991>were " XBD=1360 XHG=1284 YBD=1019 YHG=991>pre-" XBD=251 XHG=176 YBD=1051 YHG=1024>sent " XBD=307 XHG=262 YBD=1051 YHG=1031>on " XBD=378 XHG=317 YBD=1051 YHG=1022>the " XBD=504 XHG=389 YBD=1051 YHG=1022>dorsal " XBD=668 XHG=514 YBD=1051 YHG=1022>surfaces " XBD=719 XHG=679 YBD=1051 YHG=1023>of " XBD=815 XHG=726 YBD=1052 YHG=1023>both " XBD=937 XHG=825 YBD=1061 YHG=1032>upper " XBD=1052 XHG=948 YBD=1052 YHG=1032>arms. " XBD=1293 XHG=1099 YBD=1050 YHG=1022>Pulse-rate " XBD=1360 XHG=1307 YBD=1055 YHG=1021>80," XBD=449 XHG=176 YBD=1099 YHG=1062>blood-pressure " XBD=616 XHG=483 YBD=1099 YHG=1061>130/70. " XBD=774 XHG=663 YBD=1091 YHG=1063>There " XBD=877 XHG=805 YBD=1092 YHG=1073>was " XBD=952 XHG=905 YBD=1092 YHG=1073>no " XBD=1098 XHG=983 YBD=1100 YHG=1064>X-ray " XBD=1293 XHG=1128 YBD=1089 YHG=1061>evidence " XBD=1365 XHG=1325 YBD=1088 YHG=1061>of" XBD=424 XHG=176 YBD=1140 YHG=1102>subperiosteal " XBD=652 XHG=439 YBD=1132 YHG=1102>haematoma " XBD=706 XHG=669 YBD=1132 YHG=1103>in " XBD=816 XHG=723 YBD=1133 YHG=1112>arms " XBD=873 XHG=833 YBD=1132 YHG=1113>or " XBD=973 XHG=888 YBD=1141 YHG=1104>legs." XBD=391 XHG=220 YBD=1179 YHG=1141>Capillary " XBD=559 XHG=401 YBD=1179 YHG=1142>fragility " XBD=664 XHG=569 YBD=1172 YHG=1146>test : " XBD=784 XHG=690 YBD=1172 YHG=1144>after " XBD=815 XHG=797 YBD=1172 YHG=1145>3 " XBD=912 XHG=827 YBD=1173 YHG=1144>min. " XBD=963 XHG=925 YBD=1172 YHG=1147>at " XBD=1039 XHG=979 YBD=1172 YHG=1145>100 " XBD=1135 XHG=1051 YBD=1171 YHG=1151>mm. " XBD=1307 XHG=1148 YBD=1177 YHG=1148>pressure " XBD=1361 XHG=1321 YBD=1168 YHG=1139>30" XBD=338 XHG=175 YBD=1219 YHG=1182>petechise " XBD=447 XHG=358 YBD=1211 YHG=1192>were " XBD=646 XHG=467 YBD=1220 YHG=1183>produced " XBD=703 XHG=665 YBD=1211 YHG=1183>in " XBD=771 XHG=724 YBD=1211 YHG=1192>an " XBD=872 XHG=791 YBD=1212 YHG=1193>area " XBD=1175 XHG=892 YBD=1221 YHG=1180>approximately " XBD=1216 XHG=1196 YBD=1207 YHG=1180>6 " XBD=1303 XHG=1238 YBD=1206 YHG=1187>cm. " XBD=1362 XHG=1325 YBD=1205 YHG=1178>in" XBD=342 XHG=175 YBD=1250 YHG=1222>diameter " XBD=400 XHG=364 YBD=1250 YHG=1222>in " XBD=485 XHG=423 YBD=1251 YHG=1223>the " XBD=575 XHG=508 YBD=1251 YHG=1223>left " XBD=819 XHG=599 YBD=1251 YHG=1223>antecubital " XBD=946 XHG=841 YBD=1252 YHG=1223>fossa. " XBD=1263 XHG=1003 YBD=1252 YHG=1220>Blood-count ; " XBD=1362 XHG=1301 YBD=1245 YHG=1217>red" XBD=256 XHG=177 YBD=1290 YHG=1261>cells " XBD=485 XHG=285 YBD=1297 YHG=1262>4,390,000; " XBD=600 XHG=528 YBD=1291 YHG=1262>Hb. " XBD=719 XHG=633 YBD=1300 YHG=1262>70% " XBD=963 XHG=750 YBD=1299 YHG=1263>(Haldane); " XBD=1245 XHG=1006 YBD=1292 YHG=1258>colour-index " XBD=1362 XHG=1274 YBD=1289 YHG=1257>0-79,

" XBD=267 XHG=185 YBD=2179 YHG=2156>Urine " XBD=331 XHG=282 YBD=2179 YHG=2157>and " XBD=449 XHG=351 YBD=2184 YHG=2157>plasma " XBD=545 XHG=462 YBD=2180 YHG=2156>levels " XBD=590 XHG=560 YBD=2179 YHG=2157>of " XBD=724 XHG=602 YBD=2179 YHG=2156>ascorbic " XBD=795 XHG=736 YBD=2179 YHG=2156>acid " XBD=846 XHG=811 YBD=2179 YHG=2162>on " XBD=989 XHG=862 YBD=2179 YHG=2156>different " XBD=1067 XHG=1004 YBD=2183 YHG=2156>days " XBD=1109 XHG=1082 YBD=2177 YHG=2156>in " XBD=1172 XHG=1123 YBD=2175 YHG=2153>the " XBD=1294 XHG=1189 YBD=2176 YHG=2150>patient " XBD=1374 XHG=1308 YBD=2172 YHG=2148>with" XBD=316 XHG=214 YBD=2214 YHG=2193>scurvy. " XBD=407 XHG=351 YBD=2208 YHG=2186>The " XBD=502 XHG=420 YBD=2208 YHG=2188>urine " XBD=638 XHG=515 YBD=2209 YHG=2186>ascorbic " XBD=712 XHG=652 YBD=2208 YHG=2186>acid " XBD=780 XHG=727 YBD=2208 YHG=2192>was " XBD=845 XHG=797 YBD=2208 YHG=2190>not " XBD=1031 XHG=860 YBD=2208 YHG=2185>determined " XBD=1084 XHG=1048 YBD=2207 YHG=2191>on " XBD=1162 XHG=1100 YBD=2209 YHG=2183>days " XBD=1202 XHG=1177 YBD=2207 YHG=2180>6, " XBD=1259 XHG=1223 YBD=2205 YHG=2178>12, " XBD=1316 XHG=1279 YBD=2205 YHG=2178>13, " XBD=1374 XHG=1337 YBD=2205 YHG=2177>17," XBD=360 XHG=220 YBD=2238 YHG=2214>)8 and 20. " XBD=419 XHG=396 YBD=2238 YHG=2215>A " XBD=616 XHG=431 YBD=2238 YHG=2217>maintenance " XBD=695 XHG=627 YBD=2237 YHG=2214>dose " XBD=777 XHG=705 YBD=2238 YHG=2214>of 50 " XBD=840 XHG=789 YBD=2241 YHG=2221>mg. " XBD=1009 XHG=850 YBD=2237 YHG=2214>of ascorbic " XBD=1076 XHG=1019 YBD=2236 YHG=2213>acid " XBD=1141 XHG=1088 YBD=2235 YHG=2219>was " XBD=1230 XHG=1152 YBD=2238 YHG=2212>given " XBD=1276 XHG=1242 YBD=2231 YHG=2215>on " XBD=1338 XHG=1289 YBD=2235 YHG=2208>day " XBD=1374 XHG=1349 YBD=2230 YHG=2208>6." XBD=344 XHG=215 YBD=2267 YHG=2244>Patient’s " XBD=469 XHG=356 YBD=2272 YHG=2244>weight, " XBD=496 XHG=479 YBD=2267 YHG=2244>9 " XBD=544 XHG=508 YBD=2267 YHG=2250>st. " XBD=572 XHG=557 YBD=2267 YHG=2244>5 " XBD=622 XHG=586 YBD=2267 YHG=2244>lb.

" XBD=287 XHG=184 YBD=2339 YHG=2311>white " XBD=390 XHG=309 YBD=2340 YHG=2312>cells " XBD=504 XHG=419 YBD=2340 YHG=2312>5830 " XBD=614 XHG=526 YBD=2339 YHG=2311>with " XBD=656 XHG=635 YBD=2339 YHG=2320>a " XBD=817 XHG=680 YBD=2339 YHG=2311>normal " XBD=1048 XHG=837 YBD=2339 YHG=2311>differential " XBD=1187 XHG=1070 YBD=2341 YHG=2310>count, " XBD=1377 XHG=1209 YBD=2344 YHG=2306>platelets" XBD=336 XHG=186 YBD=2384 YHG=2351>280,000. " XBD=653 XHG=382 YBD=2387 YHG=2351>Bleeding-time " XBD=742 XHG=671 YBD=2379 YHG=2360>was " XBD=907 XHG=759 YBD=2378 YHG=2350>normal." XBD=328 XHG=226 YBD=2417 YHG=2389>After " XBD=436 XHG=340 YBD=2426 YHG=2390>daily " XBD=643 XHG=448 YBD=2417 YHG=2391>treatment " XBD=745 XHG=655 YBD=2417 YHG=2390>with " XBD=822 XHG=760 YBD=2417 YHG=2390>750 " XBD=905 XHG=833 YBD=2425 YHG=2398>mg. " XBD=1073 XHG=916 YBD=2417 YHG=2388>ascorbic " XBD=1164 XHG=1086 YBD=2416 YHG=2388>acid " XBD=1213 XHG=1177 YBD=2415 YHG=2387>in " XBD=1326 XHG=1226 YBD=2415 YHG=2386>doses " XBD=1379 XHG=1339 YBD=2414 YHG=2387>of" XBD=249 XHG=188 YBD=2456 YHG=2429>400 " XBD=344 XHG=274 YBD=2456 YHG=2429>and " XBD=433 XHG=371 YBD=2457 YHG=2429>350 " XBD=529 XHG=458 YBD=2464 YHG=2437>mg. " XBD=595 XHG=555 YBD=2456 YHG=2431>at " XBD=770 XHG=624 YBD=2456 YHG=2428>12-hour " XBD=976 XHG=795 YBD=2461 YHG=2428>intervals, " XBD=1064 XHG=1002 YBD=2455 YHG=2428>the " XBD=1377 XHG=1090 YBD=2463 YHG=2426>hyperkeratotic" XBD=327 XHG=185 YBD=2504 YHG=2468>papules " XBD=582 XHG=354 YBD=2504 YHG=2467>disappeared " XBD=735 XHG=608 YBD=2495 YHG=2466>within " XBD=782 XHG=765 YBD=2495 YHG=2468>7 " XBD=898 XHG=810 YBD=2504 YHG=2467>days " XBD=995 XHG=924 YBD=2495 YHG=2467>and " XBD=1084 XHG=1020 YBD=2494 YHG=2467>the peteèhiae " XBD=1376 XHG=1305 YBD=2494 YHG=2465>and" XBD=403 XHG=186 YBD=2542 YHG=2505>ecchymoses " XBD=506 XHG=434 YBD=2534 YHG=2506>had " XBD=672 XHG=538 YBD=2542 YHG=2506>largely " XBD=833 XHG=704 YBD=2539 YHG=2506>faded ; " XBD=923 XHG=882 YBD=2535 YHG=2507>18 " XBD=1042 XHG=956 YBD=2542 YHG=2506>days " XBD=1167 XHG=1074 YBD=2534 YHG=2506>later " XBD=1377 XHG=1200 YBD=2534 YHG=2504>Gothlin’s" XBD=350 XHG=186 YBD=2581 YHG=2545>capillary " XBD=517 XHG=361 YBD=2582 YHG=2545>fragility " XBD=601 XHG=528 YBD=2573 YHG=2548>test " XBD=791 XHG=612 YBD=2582 YHG=2546>produced " XBD=887 XHG=803 YBD=2582 YHG=2546>only " XBD=920 XHG=901 YBD=2573 YHG=2546>3 " XBD=1112 XHG=931 YBD=2581 YHG=2536>petechi2e. " XBD=1213 XHG=1158 YBD=2574 YHG=2545>No " XBD=1377 XHG=1226 YBD=2573 YHG=2545>vitamin" XBD=213 XHG=187 YBD=2610 YHG=2582>P " XBD=295 XHG=227 YBD=2612 YHG=2593>was " XBD=560 XHG=310 YBD=2612 YHG=2584>administered " XBD=634 XHG=576 YBD=2619 YHG=2584>(cf. " XBD=893 XHG=651 YBD=2621 YHG=2584>Scarborough " XBD=1020 XHG=909 YBD=2619 YHG=2585>1940)." XBD=309 XHG=236 YBD=2664 YHG=2635>For " XBD=567 XHG=330 YBD=2672 YHG=2635>comparison " XBD=684 XHG=588 YBD=2665 YHG=2635>with " XBD=772 XHG=704 YBD=2665 YHG=2636>the " XBD=887 XHG=793 YBD=2665 YHG=2635>data " XBD=1089 XHG=908 YBD=2665 YHG=2635>obtained " XBD=1161 XHG=1111 YBD=2665 YHG=2645>on non-scór-" XBD=292 XHG=189 YBD=2703 YHG=2673>butic " XBD=477 XHG=311 YBD=2711 YHG=2674>subjects " XBD=662 XHG=500 YBD=2711 YHG=2675>(Prunty " XBD=758 XHG=681 YBD=2704 YHG=2674>and " XBD=884 XHG=772 YBD=2709 YHG=2674>Vass) " XBD=924 XHG=900 YBD=2703 YHG=2683>a " XBD=1149 XHG=942 YBD=2711 YHG=2674>prolonged " XBD=1376 XHG=1159 YBD=2705 YHG=2676>saturation" XBD=263 XHG=188 YBD=2742 YHG=2712>test " XBD=349 XHG=274 YBD=2742 YHG=2722>was " XBD=505 XHG=363 YBD=2742 YHG=2713>carried " XBD=585 XHG=516 YBD=2742 YHG=2713>out " XBD=649 XHG=598 YBD=2742 YHG=2723>on " XBD=737 XHG=659 YBD=2742 YHG=2713>this " XBD=901 XHG=750 YBD=2750 YHG=2712>patient " XBD=989 XHG=916 YBD=2748 YHG=2713>(see " XBD=1146 XHG=1000 YBD=2750 YHG=2712>figure). " XBD=1209 XHG=1171 YBD=2743 YHG=2713>It " XBD=1298 XHG=1221 YBD=2744 YHG=2723>was " XBD=1373 XHG=1312 YBD=2744 YHG=2715>be-" XBD=263 XHG=188 YBD=2787 YHG=2759>gun " XBD=341 XHG=275 YBD=2781 YHG=2751>the " XBD=553 XHG=352 YBD=2781 YHG=2751>afternoon " XBD=665 XHG=563 YBD=2781 YHG=2752>after " XBD=933 XHG=674 YBD=2788 YHG=2751>the patient’s " XBD=1156 XHG=951 YBD=2781 YHG=2751>admission " XBD=1243 XHG=1167 YBD=2782 YHG=2752>and " XBD=1375 XHG=1252 YBD=2783 YHG=2753>shows

-like " XBD=433 XHG=326 YBD=2819 YHG=2790>other " XBD=628 XHG=459 YBD=2827 YHG=2790>subjects " XBD=698 XHG=642 YBD=2820 YHG=2800>we " XBD=818 XHG=719 YBD=2819 YHG=2790>have " XBD=1052 XHG=841 YBD=2825 YHG=2790>examined, " XBD=1155 XHG=1078 YBD=2820 YHG=2791>and " XBD=1218 XHG=1177 YBD=2821 YHG=2801>as " XBD=1375 XHG=1240 YBD=2821 YHG=2792>Harris" XBD=339 XHG=194 YBD=2864 YHG=2828>(1942b) " XBD=421 XHG=352 YBD=2858 YHG=2829>has " XBD=593 XHG=434 YBD=2866 YHG=2829>pointed out-wide " XBD=1078 XHG=833 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>fluctuations " XBD=1132 XHG=1091 YBD=2859 YHG=2829>in " XBD=1209 XHG=1143 YBD=2860 YHG=2830>the " XBD=1374 XHG=1224 YBD=2868 YHG=2831>day-to-" XBD=265 XHG=191 YBD=2905 YHG=2868>day " XBD=494 XHG=286 YBD=2898 YHG=2868>excretions " XBD=560 XHG=516 YBD=2898 YHG=2868>of " XBD=746 XHG=577 YBD=2898 YHG=2868>ascorbic " XBD=853 XHG=768 YBD=2897 YHG=2867>acid " XBD=974 XHG=875 YBD=2897 YHG=2868>after " XBD=1060 XHG=994 YBD=2898 YHG=2868>the " XBD=1314 XHG=1082 YBD=2901 YHG=2869>attainment " XBD=1379 XHG=1336 YBD=2901 YHG=2871>of" XBD=413 XHG=192 YBD=2936 YHG=2907>saturation. " XBD=542 XHG=464 YBD=2936 YHG=2907>The " XBD=886 XHG=594 YBD=2944 YHG=2907>corresponding " XBD=1082 XHG=934 YBD=2943 YHG=2907>plasma " XBD=1261 XHG=1131 YBD=2939 YHG=2909>values " XBD=1375 XHG=1312 YBD=2939 YHG=2918>are" XBD=362 XHG=191 YBD=2974 YHG=2944>however " XBD=592 XHG=393 YBD=2982 YHG=2945>relatively " XBD=805 XHG=625 YBD=2975 YHG=2946>constant " XBD=974 XHG=837 YBD=2981 YHG=2945>during " XBD=1071 XHG=1004 YBD=2975 YHG=2946>the " XBD=1235 XHG=1104 YBD=2983 YHG=2947>period " XBD=1376 XHG=1267 YBD=2977 YHG=2948>when" XBD=396 XHG=192 YBD=3018 YHG=2982>saturated, " XBD=510 XHG=433 YBD=3013 YHG=2984>and " XBD=670 XHG=546 YBD=3014 YHG=2984>above " XBD=774 XHG=706 YBD=3014 YHG=2984>the " XBD=1024 XHG=809 YBD=3013 YHG=2984>saturation " XBD=1167 XHG=1059 YBD=3014 YHG=2984>level. " XBD=1307 XHG=1217 YBD=3015 YHG=2986>This " XBD=1376 XHG=1344 YBD=3016 YHG=2986>is" XBD=335 XHG=192 YBD=3052 YHG=3021>further " XBD=514 XHG=356 YBD=3059 YHG=3023>support " XBD=595 XHG=533 YBD=3052 YHG=3023>for " XBD=682 XHG=614 YBD=3053 YHG=3023>the " XBD=926 XHG=704 YBD=3053 YHG=3023>contention " XBD=990 XHG=947 YBD=3052 YHG=3023>of " XBD=1140 XHG=1008 YBD=3054 YHG=3023>Harris " XBD=1249 XHG=1161 YBD=3055 YHG=3024>that " XBD=1376 XHG=1269 YBD=3055 YHG=3025>these" XBD=432 XHG=192 YBD=3091 YHG=3060>fluctuations " XBD=488 XHG=447 YBD=3090 YHG=3062>in " XBD=552 XHG=502 YBD=3091 YHG=3071>no " XBD=654 XHG=567 YBD=3099 YHG=3071>way " XBD=878 XHG=668 YBD=3092 YHG=3061>invalidate " XBD=959 XHG=892 YBD=3091 YHG=3062>the " XBD=1064 XHG=975 YBD=3092 YHG=3062>test." XBD=451 XHG=209 YBD=3130 YHG=3100>Reduction " XBD=515 XHG=472 YBD=3130 YHG=3101>of " XBD=600 XHG=532 YBD=3130 YHG=3101>the " XBD=700 XHG=620 YBD=3130 YHG=3101>test " XBD=811 XHG=721 YBD=3131 YHG=3101>dose " XBD=931 XHG=830 YBD=3130 YHG=3101>from " XBD=1021 XHG=953 YBD=3130 YHG=3101>750 " XBD=1120 XHG=1044 YBD=3138 YHG=3110>mg. " XBD=1185 XHG=1142 YBD=3131 YHG=3102>to " XBD=1275 XHG=1208 YBD=3132 YHG=3103>400 " XBD=1375 XHG=1298 YBD=3138 YHG=3111>mg." XBD=257 XHG=192 YBD=3174 YHG=3146>per " XBD=362 XHG=275 YBD=3175 YHG=3139>day, " XBD=480 XHG=381 YBD=3169 YHG=3139>after " XBD=521 XHG=497 YBD=3169 YHG=3149>a " XBD=640 XHG=539 YBD=3169 YHG=3140>total " XBD=796 XHG=658 YBD=3176 YHG=3140>dosage " XBD=860 XHG=815 YBD=3169 YHG=3139>of 13-5 " XBD=1012 XHG=977 YBD=3176 YHG=3147>g. " XBD=1076 XHG=1033 YBD=3170 YHG=3141>of " XBD=1258 XHG=1092 YBD=3170 YHG=3141>ascorbic " XBD=1375 XHG=1276 YBD=3176 YHG=3141>acid," XBD=353 XHG=193 YBD=3208 YHG=3177>resulted " XBD=411 XHG=372 YBD=3207 YHG=3178>in " XBD=476 XHG=425 YBD=3207 YHG=3187>an " XBD=689 XHG=494 YBD=3208 YHG=3179>excretion " XBD=746 XHG=702 YBD=3208 YHG=3178>of " XBD=844 XHG=760 YBD=3209 YHG=3179>well " XBD=950 XHG=858 YBD=3208 YHG=3187>over " XBD=991 XHG=968 YBD=3208 YHG=3187>a " XBD=1114 XHG=1008 YBD=3208 YHG=3179>third " XBD=1172 XHG=1129 YBD=3208 YHG=3179>of " XBD=1253 XHG=1186 YBD=3209 YHG=3180>the " XBD=1377 XHG=1273 YBD=3216 YHG=3180>daily" XBD=292 XHG=195 YBD=3246 YHG=3216>dose. " XBD=680 XHG=343 YBD=3254 YHG=3216>Correspondingly " XBD=780 XHG=713 YBD=3247 YHG=3218>the " XBD=961 XHG=812 YBD=3255 YHG=3217>plasma " XBD=1091 XHG=993 YBD=3248 YHG=3217>level " XBD=1267 XHG=1124 YBD=3255 YHG=3219>change " XBD=1377 XHG=1299 YBD=3247 YHG=3227>was" XBD=281 XHG=194 YBD=3292 YHG=3256>only " XBD=390 XHG=292 YBD=3286 YHG=3255>from 1-38 " XBD=539 XHG=497 YBD=3286 YHG=3256>to 1-22 " XBD=726 XHG=650 YBD=3292 YHG=3264>mg. " XBD=807 XHG=740 YBD=3294 YHG=3265>per " XBD=889 XHG=822 YBD=3286 YHG=3257>100 " XBD=1010 XHG=904 YBD=3286 YHG=3265>c.cm. " XBD=1172 XHG=1059 YBD=3286 YHG=3256>After " XBD=1378 XHG=1185 YBD=3292 YHG=3257>discharge" XBD=290 XHG=194 YBD=3324 YHG=3293>from " XBD=475 XHG=310 YBD=3331 YHG=3290>hospital " XBD=545 XHG=495 YBD=3324 YHG=3304>on " XBD=667 XHG=568 YBD=3324 YHG=3294>June " XBD=749 XHG=690 YBD=3330 YHG=3295>24, " XBD=879 XHG=775 YBD=3330 YHG=3295>1942, " XBD=968 XHG=901 YBD=3325 YHG=3296>the " XBD=1140 XHG=988 YBD=3331 YHG=3295>patient " XBD=1262 XHG=1160 YBD=3325 YHG=3295>lived " XBD=1334 XHG=1283 YBD=3324 YHG=3304>on " XBD=1378 XHG=1354 YBD=3324 YHG=3304>a" XBD=272 XHG=196 YBD=3363 YHG=3333>diet " XBD=369 XHG=291 YBD=3362 YHG=3333>rich " XBD=427 XHG=387 YBD=3362 YHG=3333>in " XBD=570 XHG=445 YBD=3363 YHG=3333>salads " XBD=667 XHG=590 YBD=3362 YHG=3334>and " XBD=903 XHG=687 YBD=3370 YHG=3333>vegetables " XBD=1018 XHG=923 YBD=3363 YHG=3333>with " XBD=1059 XHG=1036 YBD=3363 YHG=3343>a " XBD=1319 XHG=1080 YBD=3370 YHG=3334>supplement " XBD=1383 XHG=1339 YBD=3362 YHG=3333>of" XBD=240 XHG=196 YBD=3402 YHG=3372>75 " XBD=326 XHG=252 YBD=3408 YHG=3381>mg. " XBD=384 XHG=341 YBD=3401 YHG=3372>of " XBD=557 XHG=392 YBD=3402 YHG=3372>ascorbic " XBD=657 XHG=571 YBD=3402 YHG=3372>acid " XBD=826 XHG=669 YBD=3410 YHG=3372>weekly, " XBD=916 XHG=840 YBD=3402 YHG=3373>and " XBD=980 XHG=930 YBD=3402 YHG=3381>on " XBD=1079 XHG=995 YBD=3402 YHG=3372>Oct. " XBD=1140 XHG=1094 YBD=3401 YHG=3372>24 " XBD=1379 XHG=1153 YBD=3408 YHG=3372>the’ plasma" XBD=289 XHG=196 YBD=3443 YHG=3410>level " XBD=378 XHG=303 YBD=3441 YHG=3420>was " XBD=476 XHG=395 YBD=3441 YHG=3412>0-81 " XBD=569 XHG=493 YBD=3448 YHG=3420>mg. " XBD=653 XHG=586 YBD=3448 YHG=3420>per " XBD=738 XHG=671 YBD=3441 YHG=3412>100 " XBD=877 XHG=757 YBD=3446 YHG=3421>c.cm., " XBD=1017 XHG=893 YBD=3441 YHG=3411>which " XBD=1063 XHG=1032 YBD=3441 YHG=3411>is " XBD=1145 XHG=1079 YBD=3440 YHG=3411>the " XBD=1379 XHG=1162 YBD=3440 YHG=3410>concentra-" XBD=275 XHG=196 YBD=3482 YHG=3451>tion " XBD=330 XHG=289 YBD=3480 YHG=3451>at " XBD=409 XHG=345 YBD=3480 YHG=3451>the " XBD=526 XHG=426 YBD=3481 YHG=3452>state " XBD=586 XHG=542 YBD=3480 YHG=3446>of " XBD=813 XHG=595 YBD=3481 YHG=3450>saturation " XBD=995 XHG=832 YBD=3487 YHG=3451>(Prunty " XBD=1086 XHG=1009 YBD=3480 YHG=3451>and " XBD=1196 XHG=1100 YBD=3479 YHG=3449>Vass " XBD=1334 XHG=1213 YBD=3484 YHG=3448>1943).

" XBD=1540 XHG=1421 YBD=225 YHG=204>TABLE III――TLASMA " XBD=1982 XHG=1805 YBD=225 YHG=205>ASCORBIC " XBD=2083 XHG=1996 YBD=225 YHG=204>ACID " XBD=2241 XHG=2098 YBD=225 YHG=203>VALUES " XBD=2297 XHG=2255 YBD=225 YHG=204>IN " XBD=2524 XHG=2311 YBD=232 YHG=196>NURSES (A) " XBD=2621 XHG=2540 YBD=224 YHG=204>AND" XBD=1597 XHG=1421 YBD=264 YHG=243>HEALTHY " XBD=1737 XHG=1614 YBD=264 YHG=243>ADULT " XBD=1871 XHG=1751 YBD=265 YHG=244>MALES |>" XBD=1938 XHG=1888 YBD=272 YHG=237>(B) " XBD=2002 XHG=1955 YBD=265 YHG=244>AT " XBD=2226 XHG=2016 YBD=264 YHG=243>DIFFERENT " XBD=2351 XHG=2240 YBD=264 YHG=242>TIMES " XBD=2413 XHG=2367 YBD=264 YHG=243>OF " XBD=2503 XHG=2428 YBD=264 YHG=243>THE " XBD=2621 XHG=2518 YBD=264 YHG=243>YEAR

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A.-HOSPITAL " XBD=2063 XHG=1910 YBD=327 YHG=300>NURSES, " XBD=2298 XHG=2087 YBD=327 YHG=300>FEBRUARY, " XBD=2411 XHG=2326 YBD=321 YHG=293>1943

" XBD=1537 XHG=1478 YBD=1380 YHG=1351>On " XBD=1769 XHG=1550 YBD=1385 YHG=1350>admission, " XBD=1849 XHG=1783 YBD=1380 YHG=1351>the " XBD=2009 XHG=1862 YBD=1387 YHG=1351>plasma " XBD=2117 XHG=2021 YBD=1381 YHG=1351>level " XBD=2175 XHG=2131 YBD=1380 YHG=1351>of " XBD=2351 XHG=2183 YBD=1381 YHG=1351>ascorbic " XBD=2450 XHG=2364 YBD=1380 YHG=1351>acid " XBD=2540 XHG=2463 YBD=1380 YHG=1359>was " XBD=2621 XHG=2554 YBD=1380 YHG=1351>the|>" XBD=1613 XHG=1428 YBD=1437 YHG=1390>expected " XBD=1699 XHG=1627 YBD=1420 YHG=1399>one " XBD=1756 XHG=1713 YBD=1419 YHG=1390>of " XBD=1825 XHG=1766 YBD=1419 YHG=1390>0-0 " XBD=1915 XHG=1839 YBD=1426 YHG=1398>mg. " XBD=1997 XHG=1930 YBD=1427 YHG=1399>per " XBD=2080 XHG=2013 YBD=1420 YHG=1391>100 " XBD=2201 XHG=2095 YBD=1419 YHG=1399>c.cm. " XBD=2440 XHG=2252 YBD=1420 YHG=1390>However " XBD=2507 XHG=2452 YBD=1420 YHG=1399>we " XBD=2621 XHG=2520 YBD=1420 YHG=1390>have|>" XBD=1575 XHG=1429 YBD=1464 YHG=1429>several " XBD=1728 XHG=1614 YBD=1459 YHG=1429>times " XBD=1946 XHG=1768 YBD=1458 YHG=1429>recorded " XBD=2064 XHG=1987 YBD=1459 YHG=1429>this " XBD=2215 XHG=2105 YBD=1459 YHG=1430>value " XBD=2297 XHG=2255 YBD=1458 YHG=1430>in " XBD=2621 XHG=2336 YBD=1459 YHG=1429>non-scorbutic" XBD=1610 XHG=1429 YBD=1505 YHG=1468>subjects. " XBD=1753 XHG=1662 YBD=1498 YHG=1468>Case " XBD=1815 XHG=1781 YBD=1503 YHG=1468>4, " XBD=1944 XHG=1841 YBD=1498 YHG=1468>table " XBD=1998 XHG=1970 YBD=1503 YHG=1475>I, " XBD=2055 XHG=2024 YBD=1498 YHG=1468>is " XBD=2105 XHG=2082 YBD=1498 YHG=1477>a " XBD=2215 XHG=2132 YBD=1499 YHG=1477>case " XBD=2281 XHG=2240 YBD=1498 YHG=1469>in " XBD=2416 XHG=2306 YBD=1506 YHG=1469>point " XBD=2519 XHG=2441 YBD=1499 YHG=1468>and " XBD=2622 XHG=2544 YBD=1499 YHG=1478>was" XBD=1629 XHG=1430 YBD=1541 YHG=1507>saturated " XBD=1698 XHG=1657 YBD=1537 YHG=1508>in " XBD=1749 XHG=1727 YBD=1537 YHG=1507>8 " XBD=1873 XHG=1776 YBD=1545 YHG=1507>days " XBD=1997 XHG=1901 YBD=1537 YHG=1507>with " XBD=2047 XHG=2024 YBD=1537 YHG=1517>a " XBD=2176 XHG=2076 YBD=1537 YHG=1508>total " XBD=2294 XHG=2205 YBD=1538 YHG=1508>dose " XBD=2368 XHG=2324 YBD=1538 YHG=1509>of " XBD=2505 XHG=2412 YBD=1538 YHG=1508>4900 |>" XBD=2629 XHG=2535 YBD=1545 YHG=1509>mg.2" XBD=1598 XHG=1430 YBD=1577 YHG=1547>ascorbic " XBD=1712 XHG=1626 YBD=1577 YHG=1547>acid " XBD=1805 XHG=1737 YBD=1584 YHG=1555>per " XBD=1884 XHG=1841 YBD=1577 YHG=1548>10 " XBD=1960 XHG=1913 YBD=1576 YHG=1547>st. " XBD=2259 XHG=1988 YBD=1584 YHG=1547>body-weight. " XBD=2403 XHG=2326 YBD=1578 YHG=1548>Our " XBD=2620 XHG=2429 YBD=1579 YHG=1548>scorbutic" XBD=1581 XHG=1430 YBD=1624 YHG=1587>patient " XBD=1677 XHG=1598 YBD=1616 YHG=1596>was " XBD=1892 XHG=1695 YBD=1617 YHG=1586>saturated " XBD=2004 XHG=1908 YBD=1617 YHG=1586>with " XBD=2046 XHG=2020 YBD=1616 YHG=1596>a " XBD=2161 XHG=2062 YBD=1616 YHG=1587>total " XBD=2268 XHG=2180 YBD=1616 YHG=1587>dose " XBD=2331 XHG=2287 YBD=1616 YHG=1587>of " XBD=2439 XHG=2347 YBD=1617 YHG=1587>4300 " XBD=2534 XHG=2459 YBD=1624 YHG=1596>mg. " XBD=2623 XHG=2554 YBD=1624 YHG=1596>per" XBD=1477 XHG=1434 YBD=1656 YHG=1626>10 " XBD=1553 XHG=1505 YBD=1656 YHG=1627>st. " XBD=1623 XHG=1582 YBD=1656 YHG=1626>in " XBD=1671 XHG=1650 YBD=1655 YHG=1626>6 " XBD=1806 XHG=1700 YBD=1663 YHG=1626>days. " XBD=2052 XHG=1857 YBD=1655 YHG=1625>Schultzer " XBD=2187 XHG=2077 YBD=1662 YHG=1626>using " XBD=2236 XHG=2213 YBD=1656 YHG=1636>a " XBD=2420 XHG=2263 YBD=1664 YHG=1626>slightly " XBD=2624 XHG=2447 YBD=1656 YHG=1626>different" XBD=1635 XHG=1431 YBD=1703 YHG=1665>technique " XBD=1850 XHG=1652 YBD=1696 YHG=1664>saturated " XBD=1925 XHG=1866 YBD=1695 YHG=1664>his " XBD=2091 XHG=1941 YBD=1703 YHG=1665>patient " XBD=2200 XHG=2106 YBD=1695 YHG=1665>with " XBD=2355 XHG=2217 YBD=1703 YHG=1674>scurvy " XBD=2467 XHG=2371 YBD=1696 YHG=1666>with " XBD=2506 XHG=2483 YBD=1696 YHG=1675>a " XBD=2624 XHG=2523 YBD=1696 YHG=1666>total" XBD=1571 XHG=1433 YBD=1742 YHG=1705>dosage " XBD=1635 XHG=1592 YBD=1734 YHG=1705>of " XBD=1745 XHG=1652 YBD=1735 YHG=1705>4700 " XBD=1841 XHG=1765 YBD=1742 YHG=1714>mg. " XBD=2029 XHG=1863 YBD=1734 YHG=1705>ascorbic acid " XBD=2220 XHG=2154 YBD=1742 YHG=1714>per " XBD=2285 XHG=2243 YBD=1735 YHG=1706>10 " XBD=2369 XHG=2306 YBD=1740 YHG=1706>st., " XBD=2456 XHG=2390 YBD=1736 YHG=1706>the " XBD=2625 XHG=2477 YBD=1743 YHG=1706>greater" XBD=1521 XHG=1433 YBD=1782 YHG=1745>part " XBD=1593 XHG=1550 YBD=1775 YHG=1745>of " XBD=1696 XHG=1617 YBD=1775 YHG=1745>this " XBD=1883 XHG=1723 YBD=1775 YHG=1744>amount " XBD=2023 XHG=1911 YBD=1781 YHG=1744>being " XBD=2091 XHG=2049 YBD=1774 YHG=1745>in " XBD=2218 XHG=2117 YBD=1781 YHG=1745>large " XBD=2366 XHG=2247 YBD=1775 YHG=1745>doses. " XBD=2520 XHG=2418 YBD=1775 YHG=1745>Ralli " XBD=2625 XHG=2547 YBD=1776 YHG=1746>and" XBD=1573 XHG=1434 YBD=1821 YHG=1784>Sherry " XBD=1715 XHG=1592 YBD=1820 YHG=1784>(1941) " XBD=1829 XHG=1730 YBD=1814 YHG=1784>have " XBD=2044 XHG=1844 YBD=1821 YHG=1783>suggested " XBD=2147 XHG=2059 YBD=1814 YHG=1785>that " XBD=2227 XHG=2162 YBD=1814 YHG=1785>the " XBD=2449 XHG=2244 YBD=1815 YHG=1784>continued " XBD=2624 XHG=2464 YBD=1815 YHG=1785>admini-" XBD=1598 XHG=1433 YBD=1855 YHG=1824>stration " XBD=1658 XHG=1614 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>of " XBD=1770 XHG=1669 YBD=1862 YHG=1824>large " XBD=1964 XHG=1787 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>amounts " XBD=2025 XHG=1980 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>of " XBD=2202 XHG=2036 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>ascorbic " XBD=2305 XHG=2220 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>acid " XBD=2352 XHG=2320 YBD=1854 YHG=1824>is " XBD=2567 XHG=2368 YBD=1862 YHG=1833>necessary " XBD=2625 XHG=2583 YBD=1855 YHG=1825>to" XBD=1599 XHG=1433 YBD=1901 YHG=1864>produce " XBD=1834 XHG=1618 YBD=1894 YHG=1864>saturation " XBD=1891 XHG=1850 YBD=1893 YHG=1862>in " XBD=2116 XHG=1909 YBD=1901 YHG=1862>developed " XBD=2284 XHG=2134 YBD=1900 YHG=1872>scurvy, " XBD=2377 XHG=2305 YBD=1894 YHG=1863>but " XBD=2464 XHG=2397 YBD=1894 YHG=1864>the " XBD=2624 XHG=2483 YBD=1894 YHG=1864>attain-" XBD=1542 XHG=1434 YBD=1934 YHG=1905>ment " XBD=1602 XHG=1559 YBD=1933 YHG=1904>of " XBD=1829 XHG=1615 YBD=1934 YHG=1904>saturation " XBD=1889 XHG=1846 YBD=1934 YHG=1903>of " XBD=1970 XHG=1902 YBD=1933 YHG=1912>our " XBD=2174 XHG=1987 YBD=1933 YHG=1903>scorbutic " XBD=2268 XHG=2191 YBD=1934 YHG=1912>was " XBD=2327 XHG=2285 YBD=1933 YHG=1904>at " XBD=2440 XHG=2343 YBD=1933 YHG=1903>least " XBD=2498 XHG=2457 YBD=1934 YHG=1913>as " XBD=2626 XHG=2515 YBD=1940 YHG=1903>rapid" XBD=1479 XHG=1437 YBD=1973 YHG=1953>as " XBD=1532 XHG=1492 YBD=1973 YHG=1944>in " XBD=1630 XHG=1545 YBD=1973 YHG=1952>case " XBD=1666 XHG=1644 YBD=1972 YHG=1943>4 " XBD=1774 XHG=1679 YBD=1974 YHG=1944>with " XBD=1836 XHG=1786 YBD=1972 YHG=1952>no " XBD=1943 XHG=1849 YBD=1973 YHG=1943>such " XBD=2178 XHG=1954 YBD=1980 YHG=1943>symptoms." XBD=1564 XHG=1485 YBD=2012 YHG=1983>The " XBD=1701 XHG=1577 YBD=2013 YHG=1983>latent " XBD=1845 XHG=1714 YBD=2021 YHG=1982>period " XBD=1986 XHG=1858 YBD=2012 YHG=1983>before " XBD=2066 XHG=2000 YBD=2012 YHG=1983>the " XBD=2345 XHG=2080 YBD=2019 YHG=1982>development " XBD=2403 XHG=2359 YBD=2012 YHG=1982>of " XBD=2627 XHG=2412 YBD=2019 YHG=1982>symptoms" XBD=1480 XHG=1437 YBD=2052 YHG=2023>of " XBD=1635 XHG=1496 YBD=2060 YHG=2031>scurvy " XBD=1729 XHG=1656 YBD=2052 YHG=2032>can " XBD=1795 XHG=1748 YBD=2052 YHG=2022>be " XBD=1983 XHG=1816 YBD=2053 YHG=2022>assessed " XBD=2116 XHG=2003 YBD=2059 YHG=2022>fairly " XBD=2363 XHG=2136 YBD=2059 YHG=2022>accurately. " XBD=2494 XHG=2412 YBD=2053 YHG=2021>The " XBD=2626 XHG=2516 YBD=2051 YHG=2020>dura-" XBD=1519 XHG=1435 YBD=2093 YHG=2063>tion " XBD=1584 XHG=1540 YBD=2092 YHG=2062>of " XBD=1667 XHG=1600 YBD=2093 YHG=2062>the " XBD=1790 XHG=1687 YBD=2092 YHG=2062>ulcer " XBD=1889 XHG=1810 YBD=2093 YHG=2061>diet " XBD=1985 XHG=1909 YBD=2093 YHG=2072>was " XBD=2029 XHG=2009 YBD=2092 YHG=2062>6 " XBD=2217 XHG=2050 YBD=2097 YHG=2062>months, " XBD=2304 XHG=2239 YBD=2092 YHG=2062>the " XBD=2416 XHG=2326 YBD=2099 YHG=2061>only " XBD=2568 XHG=2437 YBD=2091 YHG=2070>source " XBD=2633 XHG=2589 YBD=2091 YHG=2061>of

" XBD=1553 XHG=1435 YBD=2164 YHG=2144>TABLE IV-CALCULATED " XBD=2075 XHG=1916 YBD=2165 YHG=2144>NUMBER " XBD=2138 XHG=2093 YBD=2164 YHG=2143>OF " XBD=2254 XHG=2158 YBD=2164 YHG=2144>DAYS " XBD=2320 XHG=2274 YBD=2164 YHG=2143>TO " XBD=2530 XHG=2341 YBD=2164 YHG=2143>SATURATE " XBD=2624 XHG=2551 YBD=2164 YHG=2143>THE

" XBD=1911 XHG=1733 YBD=2205 YHG=2184>SUBJECTS " XBD=2063 XHG=1933 YBD=2205 YHG=2183>LISTED " XBD=2127 XHG=2086 YBD=2204 YHG=2184>IN " XBD=2266 XHG=2147 YBD=2204 YHG=2183>TABLE " XBD=2336 XHG=2290 YBD=2203 YHG=2183>III

" XBD=1602 XHG=1437 YBD=2878 YHG=2837>vitamin " XBD=1643 XHG=1617 YBD=2877 YHG=2848>C " XBD=1774 XHG=1660 YBD=2885 YHG=2848>being " XBD=1923 XHG=1787 YBD=2878 YHG=2847>winter " XBD=2172 XHG=1937 YBD=2885 YHG=2848>pasteurised " XBD=2291 XHG=2187 YBD=2883 YHG=2848>milk, " XBD=2378 XHG=2312 YBD=2878 YHG=2849>1-2 " XBD=2498 XHG=2395 YBD=2886 YHG=2849>pints " XBD=2631 XHG=2515 YBD=2887 YHG=2849>daily," XBD=1642 XHG=1437 YBD=2925 YHG=2888>supplying " XBD=1830 XHG=1656 YBD=2917 YHG=2887>minimal " XBD=2023 XHG=1845 YBD=2917 YHG=2888>amounts " XBD=2083 XHG=2039 YBD=2917 YHG=2888>of " XBD=2258 XHG=2094 YBD=2917 YHG=2888>vitamin " XBD=2300 XHG=2274 YBD=2917 YHG=2879>C " XBD=2401 XHG=2321 YBD=2924 YHG=2889>(not " XBD=2520 XHG=2415 YBD=2918 YHG=2897>more " XBD=2633 XHG=2536 YBD=2918 YHG=2889>than" XBD=1461 XHG=1439 YBD=2955 YHG=2927>4 " XBD=1556 XHG=1480 YBD=2962 YHG=2936>mg. " XBD=1643 XHG=1576 YBD=2963 YHG=2936>per " XBD=1766 XHG=1662 YBD=2963 YHG=2926>day). " XBD=1908 XHG=1818 YBD=2955 YHG=2926>This " XBD=2057 XHG=1926 YBD=2963 YHG=2927>period " XBD=2119 XHG=2076 YBD=2956 YHG=2927>of " XBD=2202 XHG=2136 YBD=2956 YHG=2927>180 " XBD=2317 XHG=2224 YBD=2964 YHG=2928>days " XBD=2367 XHG=2335 YBD=2957 YHG=2928>is " XBD=2574 XHG=2386 YBD=2957 YHG=2928>therefore " XBD=2633 XHG=2592 YBD=2957 YHG=2928>in" XBD=1511 XHG=1437 YBD=2994 YHG=2966>fair " XBD=1748 XHG=1531 YBD=3002 YHG=2966>agreement " XBD=1862 XHG=1766 YBD=2994 YHG=2965>with " XBD=1946 XHG=1880 YBD=2994 YHG=2965>the " XBD=2097 XHG=1966 YBD=3002 YHG=2965>period " XBD=2234 XHG=2116 YBD=2995 YHG=2966>noted " XBD=2306 XHG=2253 YBD=3003 YHG=2967>by " XBD=2502 XHG=2327 YBD=2996 YHG=2966>Crandon " XBD=2562 XHG=2521 YBD=2996 YHG=2967>et " XBD=2630 XHG=2581 YBD=2996 YHG=2967>al.

(1940) " XBD=1624 XHG=1582 YBD=3033 YHG=3004>in " XBD=1764 XHG=1639 YBD=3034 YHG=3004>which " XBD=1848 XHG=1783 YBD=3033 YHG=3004>161 " XBD=1962 XHG=1867 YBD=3041 YHG=3003>days " XBD=2130 XHG=1978 YBD=3041 YHG=3004>elapsed " XBD=2274 XHG=2147 YBD=3034 YHG=3004>before " XBD=2357 XHG=2291 YBD=3035 YHG=3006>the " XBD=2629 XHG=2375 YBD=3042 YHG=3014>appearances" XBD=1781 XHG=1439 YBD=3080 YHG=3043>of haemorrhages. " XBD=2007 XHG=1814 YBD=3073 YHG=3043>Rietschel " XBD=2094 XHG=2017 YBD=3073 YHG=3044>and " XBD=2324 XHG=2104 YBD=3081 YHG=3043>Mensching " XBD=2462 XHG=2339 YBD=3080 YHG=3044>(1939) " XBD=2631 XHG=2478 YBD=3074 YHG=3044>showed" XBD=1527 XHG=1438 YBD=3111 YHG=3083>that " XBD=1577 XHG=1554 YBD=3111 YHG=3092>a " XBD=1794 XHG=1603 YBD=3112 YHG=3082>scorbutic " XBD=1901 XHG=1821 YBD=3112 YHG=3083>diet " XBD=1986 XHG=1926 YBD=3112 YHG=3083>for " XBD=2082 XHG=2015 YBD=3112 YHG=3083>100 " XBD=2204 XHG=2110 YBD=3120 YHG=3083>days " XBD=2308 XHG=2232 YBD=3113 YHG=3093>was " XBD=2378 XHG=2335 YBD=3113 YHG=3084>of " XBD=2632 XHG=2401 YBD=3113 YHG=3083>insufficient" XBD=1621 XHG=1440 YBD=3150 YHG=3121>duration " XBD=1698 XHG=1636 YBD=3150 YHG=3121>for " XBD=1781 XHG=1715 YBD=3151 YHG=3121>the " XBD=2027 XHG=1798 YBD=3158 YHG=3121>production " XBD=2087 XHG=2043 YBD=3151 YHG=3122>of " XBD=2323 XHG=2100 YBD=3159 YHG=3124>symptoms." XBD=2152 XHG=1918 YBD=3219 YHG=3196>DISCUSSION

" XBD=1567 XHG=1489 YBD=3270 YHG=3242>The " XBD=1730 XHG=1593 YBD=3271 YHG=3242>results " XBD=1937 XHG=1755 YBD=3271 YHG=3242>obtained " XBD=2055 XHG=1960 YBD=3272 YHG=3242>with " XBD=2245 XHG=2079 YBD=3279 YHG=3242>hospital " XBD=2480 XHG=2269 YBD=3277 YHG=3242>inpatients " XBD=2633 XHG=2504 YBD=3270 YHG=3241>reflect" XBD=1507 XHG=1441 YBD=3309 YHG=3281>the " XBD=1770 XHG=1531 YBD=3310 YHG=3280>well-known " XBD=1964 XHG=1794 YBD=3310 YHG=3281>seasonal " XBD=2179 XHG=1989 YBD=3309 YHG=3280>variation " XBD=2246 XHG=2202 YBD=3309 YHG=3281>of " XBD=2429 XHG=2265 YBD=3308 YHG=3280>vitamin " XBD=2480 XHG=2453 YBD=3307 YHG=3279>C " XBD=2545 XHG=2504 YBD=3307 YHG=3280>in " XBD=2634 XHG=2568 YBD=3308 YHG=3280>the

2. These doses are calculated from the dose administered so as toshow the amount of ascorbic used per 10 st. body-weight, tobring to the precise point of a third excretion (Prunty and Vass1943). Fractions of days have not been considered, the dayof attainment of a third excretion being given.

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" XBD=256 XHG=106 YBD=223 YHG=185>dietary " XBD=420 XHG=275 YBD=221 YHG=185>(Harris " XBD=514 XHG=437 YBD=215 YHG=186>and " XBD=673 XHG=533 YBD=215 YHG=186>Olliver " XBD=811 XHG=692 YBD=220 YHG=186>1943). " XBD=970 XHG=862 YBD=216 YHG=186>None " XBD=1030 XHG=987 YBD=216 YHG=187>of " XBD=1108 XHG=1043 YBD=216 YHG=187>the " XBD=1293 XHG=1124 YBD=223 YHG=186>patients" XBD=278 XHG=105 YBD=254 YHG=224>received " XBD=569 XHG=309 YBD=261 YHG=225>supplements " XBD=647 XHG=602 YBD=254 YHG=225>of " XBD=843 XHG=675 YBD=254 YHG=224>ascorbic " XBD=972 XHG=875 YBD=255 YHG=225>acid. " XBD=1102 XHG=1023 YBD=255 YHG=225>The " XBD=1294 XHG=1134 YBD=261 YHG=234>average" XBD=253 XHG=106 YBD=300 YHG=263>plasma " XBD=386 XHG=275 YBD=294 YHG=263>value " XBD=450 XHG=409 YBD=293 YHG=264>in " XBD=694 XHG=472 YBD=301 YHG=263>September " XBD=793 XHG=716 YBD=299 YHG=263>and " XBD=981 XHG=819 YBD=294 YHG=264>October " XBD=1104 XHG=1007 YBD=299 YHG=264>(0-24 " XBD=1202 XHG=1127 YBD=301 YHG=273>mg. " XBD=1294 XHG=1226 YBD=301 YHG=273>per" XBD=174 XHG=107 YBD=332 YHG=302>100 " XBD=301 XHG=196 YBD=333 YHG=311>c.cm. " XBD=355 XHG=322 YBD=333 YHG=303>is " XBD=512 XHG=375 YBD=332 YHG=302>double " XBD=620 XHG=532 YBD=332 YHG=302>that " XBD=680 XHG=639 YBD=331 YHG=302>in May-July " XBD=1019 XHG=925 YBD=339 YHG=303>(0,12 " XBD=1115 XHG=1040 YBD=340 YHG=312>mg. " XBD=1202 XHG=1137 YBD=341 YHG=312>per " XBD=1292 XHG=1225 YBD=333 YHG=304>100" XBD=241 XHG=105 YBD=378 YHG=342>c.cm.), " XBD=524 XHG=265 YBD=379 YHG=341>representing " XBD=761 XHG=545 YBD=371 YHG=341>saturation " XBD=822 XHG=781 YBD=371 YHG=342>in " XBD=866 XHG=843 YBD=371 YHG=342>3 " XBD=965 XHG=888 YBD=372 YHG=342>and " XBD=1009 XHG=987 YBD=372 YHG=343>4 " XBD=1126 XHG=1032 YBD=379 YHG=343>days " XBD=1292 XHG=1148 YBD=380 YHG=352>respec-" XBD=235 XHG=103 YBD=418 YHG=380>tively. " XBD=419 XHG=286 YBD=411 YHG=381>Harris " XBD=511 XHG=435 YBD=410 YHG=380>and " XBD=669 XHG=529 YBD=410 YHG=380>Olliver " XBD=786 XHG=684 YBD=411 YHG=381>state " XBD=889 XHG=801 YBD=411 YHG=381>that " XBD=944 XHG=903 YBD=411 YHG=381>in " XBD=1058 XHG=959 YBD=412 YHG=381>their " XBD=1293 XHG=1073 YBD=419 YHG=382>experience" XBD=290 XHG=103 YBD=450 YHG=419>members " XBD=364 XHG=319 YBD=449 YHG=419>of " XBD=453 XHG=387 YBD=450 YHG=420>the " XBD=617 XHG=482 YBD=457 YHG=428>poorer " XBD=872 XHG=644 YBD=451 YHG=419>households " XBD=1046 XHG=900 YBD=458 YHG=421>require " XBD=1098 XHG=1076 YBD=450 YHG=421>4 " XBD=1221 XHG=1127 YBD=457 YHG=420>days " XBD=1293 XHG=1251 YBD=451 YHG=422>to" XBD=258 XHG=103 YBD=488 YHG=458>become " XBD=476 XHG=278 YBD=489 YHG=458>saturated " XBD=536 XHG=495 YBD=488 YHG=459>in " XBD=622 XHG=556 YBD=489 YHG=459>the " XBD=778 XHG=642 YBD=489 YHG=458>winter " XBD=964 XHG=796 YBD=490 YHG=461>months. " XBD=1093 XHG=1014 YBD=490 YHG=459>The " XBD=1232 XHG=1113 YBD=499 YHG=468>group " XBD=1298 XHG=1253 YBD=490 YHG=461>of" XBD=261 XHG=101 YBD=535 YHG=498>healthy " XBD=364 XHG=275 YBD=527 YHG=507>men " XBD=456 XHG=379 YBD=528 YHG=498>and " XBD=603 XHG=472 YBD=529 YHG=507>nurses " XBD=724 XHG=618 YBD=529 YHG=499>show " XBD=762 XHG=739 YBD=529 YHG=509>a " XBD=903 XHG=778 YBD=529 YHG=499>better " XBD=1101 XHG=918 YBD=529 YHG=499>standard " XBD=1161 XHG=1117 YBD=529 YHG=500>of " XBD=1292 XHG=1173 YBD=529 YHG=494>nutri-" XBD=187 XHG=101 YBD=566 YHG=536>tion " XBD=295 XHG=199 YBD=567 YHG=536>both " XBD=412 XHG=307 YBD=575 YHG=537>early " XBD=501 XHG=424 YBD=567 YHG=537>and " XBD=592 XHG=514 YBD=567 YHG=537>late " XBD=646 XHG=605 YBD=567 YHG=537>in " XBD=725 XHG=659 YBD=568 YHG=539>the " XBD=841 XHG=737 YBD=576 YHG=547>year, " XBD=1040 XHG=856 YBD=575 YHG=538>although " XBD=1293 XHG=1052 YBD=576 YHG=537>those-living" XBD=143 XHG=102 YBD=605 YHG=576>in " XBD=339 XHG=171 YBD=614 YHG=576>hospital " XBD=431 XHG=367 YBD=606 YHG=585>are " XBD=530 XHG=459 YBD=607 YHG=577>not " XBD=600 XHG=558 YBD=607 YHG=586>so " XBD=714 XHG=629 YBD=607 YHG=577>well off, " XBD=864 XHG=824 YBD=607 YHG=577>in " XBD=969 XHG=892 YBD=608 YHG=577>this " XBD=1144 XHG=997 YBD=615 YHG=578>respect " XBD=1294 XHG=1177 YBD=615 YHG=578>(King" XBD=299 XHG=103 YBD=646 YHG=614>Edward’s " XBD=500 XHG=320 YBD=654 YHG=615>Hospital " XBD=633 XHG=520 YBD=646 YHG=615>Fund " XBD=713 XHG=652 YBD=646 YHG=617>for " XBD=892 XHG=733 YBD=646 YHG=617>London " XBD=1036 XHG=915 YBD=652 YHG=616>1943). " XBD=1176 XHG=1097 YBD=647 YHG=616>The " XBD=1291 XHG=1195 YBD=646 YHG=617>find-" XBD=184 XHG=100 YBD=724 YHG=654>ings " XBD=243 XHG=202 YBD=684 YHG=654>in " XBD=410 XHG=261 YBD=693 YHG=656>general " XBD=512 XHG=428 YBD=686 YHG=656>well " XBD=772 XHG=531 YBD=686 YHG=655>corroborate " XBD=899 XHG=790 YBD=687 YHG=656>those " XBD=962 XHG=918 YBD=686 YHG=656>of " XBD=1109 XHG=976 YBD=686 YHG=655>Harris " XBD=1291 XHG=1131 YBD=692 YHG=656>(1942a)," XBD=257 XHG=101 YBD=725 YHG=692>Francis " XBD=356 XHG=279 YBD=725 YHG=694>and " XBD=562 XHG=377 YBD=726 YHG=696>Wormall " XBD=724 XHG=588 YBD=732 YHG=696>(1942), Payne> " XBD=1040 XHG=905 YBD=731 YHG=696>(1943), " XBD=1292 XHG=1064 YBD=726 YHG=695>Flowerdew" XBD=178 XHG=100 YBD=764 YHG=734>and " XBD=296 XHG=189 YBD=764 YHG=733>Bode " XBD=435 XHG=312 YBD=771 YHG=734>(1943) " XBD=525 XHG=448 YBD=764 YHG=735>and " XBD=657 XHG=538 YBD=765 YHG=734>Crane " XBD=747 XHG=670 YBD=765 YHG=734>and " XBD=901 XHG=758 YBD=765 YHG=734>Woods " XBD=1039 XHG=916 YBD=770 YHG=734>(1941) " XBD=1093 XHG=1052 YBD=764 YHG=734>in " XBD=1290 XHG=1103 YBD=764 YHG=735>America." XBD=242 XHG=99 YBD=811 YHG=774>Payne, " XBD=345 XHG=268 YBD=803 YHG=774>and " XBD=596 XHG=367 YBD=804 YHG=774>Flowerdew " XBD=700 XHG=624 YBD=805 YHG=774>and " XBD=843 XHG=723 YBD=809 YHG=774>Bode, " XBD=947 XHG=868 YBD=804 YHG=774>also " XBD=1091 XHG=969 YBD=804 YHG=774>found " XBD=1202 XHG=1114 YBD=804 YHG=774>that " XBD=1291 XHG=1224 YBD=804 YHG=774>the" XBD=266 XHG=98 YBD=851 YHG=812>hospital " XBD=509 XHG=300 YBD=850 YHG=812>inpatients " XBD=639 XHG=544 YBD=851 YHG=813>they " XBD=826 XHG=673 YBD=843 YHG=813>studied " XBD=942 XHG=846 YBD=843 YHG=811>were " XBD=1042 XHG=976 YBD=843 YHG=814>the " XBD=1174 XHG=1077 YBD=843 YHG=813>least " XBD=1292 XHG=1208 YBD=843 YHG=813>well" XBD=274 XHG=99 YBD=890 YHG=851>supplied " XBD=401 XHG=305 YBD=882 YHG=852>with " XBD=599 XHG=433 YBD=882 YHG=852>vitamin " XBD=671 XHG=632 YBD=882 YHG=852>C. " XBD=814 XHG=723 YBD=882 YHG=853>This " XBD=878 XHG=846 YBD=882 YHG=852>is " XBD=976 XHG=910 YBD=883 YHG=852>the " XBD=1217 XHG=1009 YBD=882 YHG=852>end-result " XBD=1295 XHG=1250 YBD=881 YHG=853>of" XBD=244 XHG=99 YBD=922 YHG=891>several " XBD=416 XHG=262 YBD=927 YHG=891>factors, " XBD=504 XHG=437 YBD=921 YHG=892>the " XBD=629 XHG=524 YBD=921 YHG=892>chief " XBD=757 XHG=643 YBD=928 YHG=891>being " XBD=842 XHG=775 YBD=922 YHG=892>the " XBD=949 XHG=861 YBD=929 YHG=892>past " XBD=1123 XHG=968 YBD=921 YHG=890>dietetic " XBD=1291 XHG=1141 YBD=928 YHG=891>history" XBD=143 XHG=98 YBD=961 YHG=931>of " XBD=220 XHG=153 YBD=961 YHG=931>the " XBD=417 XHG=235 YBD=968 YHG=930>patients, " XBD=500 XHG=434 YBD=960 YHG=932>the " XBD=621 XHG=515 YBD=961 YHG=930>ward " XBD=717 XHG=637 YBD=960 YHG=931>diet " XBD=772 XHG=731 YBD=960 YHG=931>in " XBD=964 XHG=786 YBD=968 YHG=930>hospital, " XBD=1057 XHG=980 YBD=960 YHG=930>and " XBD=1138 XHG=1073 YBD=960 YHG=930>the " XBD=1289 XHG=1154 YBD=967 YHG=931>patho-" XBD=234 XHG=98 YBD=1007 YHG=970>logical " XBD=451 XHG=262 YBD=1007 YHG=979>processes " XBD=661 XHG=480 YBD=1007 YHG=970>affecting " XBD=755 XHG=688 YBD=1000 YHG=970>the " XBD=951 XHG=782 YBD=1008 YHG=970>patients " XBD=1174 XHG=983 YBD=1005 YHG=969>(infective " XBD=1289 XHG=1204 YBD=999 YHG=978>con-" XBD=240 XHG=99 YBD=1040 YHG=1009>ditions " XBD=370 XHG=257 YBD=1047 YHG=1009>being " XBD=469 XHG=384 YBD=1040 YHG=1010>well " XBD=624 XHG=484 YBD=1040 YHG=1010>known " XBD=682 XHG=640 YBD=1040 YHG=1010>to " XBD=864 XHG=699 YBD=1040 YHG=1010>increase " XBD=946 XHG=880 YBD=1040 YHG=1009>the " XBD=1215 XHG=962 YBD=1047 YHG=1008>requirement " XBD=1291 XHG=1230 YBD=1039 YHG=1009>for" XBD=263 XHG=99 YBD=1079 YHG=1049>vitamin " XBD=364 XHG=309 YBD=1085 YHG=1049>C). " XBD=495 XHG=416 YBD=1079 YHG=1049>The " XBD=695 XHG=540 YBD=1087 YHG=1050>present " XBD=1011 XHG=738 YBD=1085 YHG=1049>investigation " XBD=1176 XHG=1056 YBD=1078 YHG=1048>shows " XBD=1289 XHG=1223 YBD=1078 YHG=1049>the" XBD=353 XHG=97 YBD=1119 YHG=1088>substandard " XBD=575 XHG=378 YBD=1118 YHG=1088>condition " XBD=643 XHG=599 YBD=1118 YHG=1089>of " XBD=770 XHG=663 YBD=1118 YHG=1089>these " XBD=962 XHG=793 YBD=1126 YHG=1088>patients " XBD=1063 XHG=986 YBD=1117 YHG=1087>and " XBD=1290 XHG=1088 YBD=1125 YHG=1088>especially" XBD=328 XHG=97 YBD=1166 YHG=1128>emphasises " XBD=419 XHG=352 YBD=1158 YHG=1128>the " XBD=538 XHG=442 YBD=1157 YHG=1128>need " XBD=622 XHG=560 YBD=1157 YHG=1128>for " XBD=813 XHG=645 YBD=1157 YHG=1127>ascorbic " XBD=923 XHG=837 YBD=1157 YHG=1126>acid " XBD=1206 XHG=947 YBD=1165 YHG=1126>supplements " XBD=1289 XHG=1229 YBD=1156 YHG=1127>for" XBD=206 XHG=96 YBD=1198 YHG=1168>those " XBD=418 XHG=238 YBD=1204 YHG=1166>suffering " XBD=549 XHG=449 YBD=1197 YHG=1167>from " XBD=762 XHG=580 YBD=1197 YHG=1167>infective " XBD=1008 XHG=795 YBD=1197 YHG=1161>conditions " XBD=1117 XHG=1041 YBD=1196 YHG=1165>and " XBD=1288 XHG=1150 YBD=1203 YHG=1167>gastric" XBD=228 XHG=96 YBD=1238 YHG=1207>ulcers. " XBD=359 XHG=280 YBD=1237 YHG=1207>The " XBD=681 XHG=388 YBD=1243 YHG=1206>investigations " XBD=754 XHG=711 YBD=1237 YHG=1207>of " XBD=919 XHG=785 YBD=1237 YHG=1206>Harris " XBD=1106 XHG=959 YBD=1242 YHG=1205>(1942a) " XBD=1213 XHG=1136 YBD=1237 YHG=1205>and " XBD=1293 XHG=1249 YBD=1237 YHG=1207>of" XBD=252 XHG=97 YBD=1277 YHG=1247>Francis " XBD=359 XHG=283 YBD=1276 YHG=1246>and " XBD=574 XHG=390 YBD=1277 YHG=1246>Worm all " XBD=731 XHG=608 YBD=1282 YHG=1246>(1942) " XBD=933 XHG=767 YBD=1276 YHG=1246>indicate " XBD=1058 XHG=970 YBD=1276 YHG=1246>that " XBD=1159 XHG=1093 YBD=1275 YHG=1245>the " XBD=1286 XHG=1194 YBD=1276 YHG=1255>war-" XBD=191 XHG=96 YBD=1315 YHG=1286>time " XBD=379 XHG=223 YBD=1323 YHG=1285>dietary " XBD=433 XHG=401 YBD=1315 YHG=1286>is " XBD=504 XHG=463 YBD=1315 YHG=1286>in " XBD=622 XHG=533 YBD=1322 YHG=1286>part " XBD=881 XHG=652 YBD=1323 YHG=1285>responsible " XBD=971 XHG=911 YBD=1315 YHG=1285>for " XBD=1080 XHG=1002 YBD=1316 YHG=1285>this " XBD=1213 XHG=1112 YBD=1315 YHG=1286>state " XBD=1293 XHG=1249 YBD=1315 YHG=1285>of" XBD=235 XHG=95 YBD=1356 YHG=1325>affairs." XBD=293 XHG=144 YBD=1402 YHG=1365>Ungley " XBD=438 XHG=316 YBD=1401 YHG=1364>(1943) " XBD=595 XHG=461 YBD=1402 YHG=1364>quotes " XBD=681 XHG=615 YBD=1395 YHG=1364>the " XBD=847 XHG=699 YBD=1402 YHG=1364>plasma " XBD=1032 XHG=866 YBD=1395 YHG=1364>ascorbic " XBD=1137 XHG=1052 YBD=1395 YHG=1364>acid " XBD=1286 XHG=1156 YBD=1395 YHG=1365>values" XBD=140 XHG=96 YBD=1435 YHG=1405>of " XBD=174 XHG=152 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>4 " XBD=318 XHG=188 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>sailors " XBD=418 XHG=333 YBD=1434 YHG=1403>who " XBD=605 XHG=433 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>received " XBD=671 XHG=619 YBD=1434 YHG=1414>an " XBD=844 XHG=685 YBD=1441 YHG=1413>average " XBD=903 XHG=859 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>of " XBD=960 XHG=913 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>24 " XBD=1049 XHG=974 YBD=1441 YHG=1414>mg. " XBD=1109 XHG=1066 YBD=1434 YHG=1404>of " XBD=1287 XHG=1120 YBD=1434 YHG=1405>ascorbic" XBD=182 XHG=96 YBD=1474 YHG=1442>acid " XBD=263 XHG=196 YBD=1481 YHG=1453>per " XBD=354 XHG=277 YBD=1480 YHG=1443>day " XBD=427 XHG=366 YBD=1473 YHG=1443>for " XBD=507 XHG=441 YBD=1473 YHG=1443>the " XBD=723 XHG=521 YBD=1481 YHG=1444>preceding " XBD=757 XHG=736 YBD=1473 YHG=1444>2 " XBD=907 XHG=773 YBD=1479 YHG=1444>weeks, " XBD=988 XHG=923 YBD=1474 YHG=1444>the " XBD=1162 XHG=1003 YBD=1480 YHG=1453>average " XBD=1287 XHG=1177 YBD=1474 YHG=1444>value" XBD=210 XHG=96 YBD=1520 YHG=1483>being " XBD=291 XHG=232 YBD=1512 YHG=1482>0-2 " XBD=389 XHG=314 YBD=1520 YHG=1492>mg. " XBD=481 XHG=414 YBD=1520 YHG=1491>per " XBD=573 XHG=506 YBD=1513 YHG=1483>100 " XBD=705 XHG=599 YBD=1513 YHG=1492>c.cm. " XBD=804 XHG=757 YBD=1513 YHG=1483>In " XBD=895 XHG=826 YBD=1513 YHG=1492>our " XBD=1133 XHG=917 YBD=1521 YHG=1483>experience " XBD=1233 XHG=1156 YBD=1513 YHG=1483>this " XBD=1287 XHG=1256 YBD=1513 YHG=1483>is" XBD=317 XHG=97 YBD=1560 YHG=1522>equivalent " XBD=376 XHG=334 YBD=1553 YHG=1523>to " XBD=612 XHG=395 YBD=1553 YHG=1522>saturation " XBD=670 XHG=629 YBD=1552 YHG=1523>in " XBD=710 XHG=689 YBD=1552 YHG=1523>3 " XBD=824 XHG=730 YBD=1560 YHG=1522>days " XBD=920 XHG=843 YBD=1553 YHG=1522>and " XBD=969 XHG=937 YBD=1553 YHG=1523>is " XBD=1028 XHG=987 YBD=1552 YHG=1522>in good " XBD=1285 XHG=1161 YBD=1559 YHG=1532>agree-" XBD=204 XHG=96 YBD=1592 YHG=1562>ment " XBD=316 XHG=222 YBD=1592 YHG=1562>with " XBD=403 XHG=337 YBD=1592 YHG=1562>the " XBD=587 XHG=423 YBD=1599 YHG=1562>findings " XBD=652 XHG=608 YBD=1592 YHG=1563>of " XBD=802 XHG=669 YBD=1593 YHG=1562>Harris " XBD=948 XHG=827 YBD=1598 YHG=1562>(1943) " XBD=1058 XHG=969 YBD=1593 YHG=1563>that intakes " XBD=1291 XHG=1248 YBD=1593 YHG=1563>of" XBD=142 XHG=97 YBD=1632 YHG=1601>20 " XBD=216 XHG=174 YBD=1632 YHG=1603>to " XBD=292 XHG=245 YBD=1631 YHG=1601>25 " XBD=395 XHG=320 YBD=1639 YHG=1611>mg. " XBD=491 XHG=424 YBD=1639 YHG=1611>per " XBD=596 XHG=519 YBD=1639 YHG=1602>day " XBD=789 XHG=623 YBD=1639 YHG=1601>produce " XBD=949 XHG=810 YBD=1632 YHG=1602>second " XBD=1052 XHG=975 YBD=1632 YHG=1602>and " XBD=1181 XHG=1077 YBD=1632 YHG=1602>third " XBD=1287 XHG=1211 YBD=1640 YHG=1602>day" XBD=302 XHG=96 YBD=1679 YHG=1651>responses. " XBD=526 XHG=335 YBD=1672 YHG=1641>Evidence " XBD=569 XHG=537 YBD=1672 YHG=1642>is " XBD=783 XHG=583 YBD=1678 YHG=1641>presented " XBD=990 XHG=794 YBD=1672 YHG=1642>elsewhere " XBD=1089 XHG=1001 YBD=1672 YHG=1642>that " XBD=1123 XHG=1101 YBD=1671 YHG=1651>a " XBD=1286 XHG=1139 YBD=1679 YHG=1642>plasma" XBD=195 XHG=97 YBD=1711 YHG=1681>level " XBD=259 XHG=214 YBD=1711 YHG=1681>of " XBD=335 XHG=275 YBD=1711 YHG=1681>0-4 " XBD=431 XHG=355 YBD=1718 YHG=1690>mg. " XBD=520 XHG=452 YBD=1718 YHG=1690>per " XBD=610 XHG=544 YBD=1711 YHG=1682>100 " XBD=739 XHG=633 YBD=1710 YHG=1690>c.cm. (provided " XBD=1070 XHG=982 YBD=1711 YHG=1682>that " XBD=1195 XHG=1090 YBD=1711 YHG=1682>there " XBD=1285 XHG=1216 YBD=1712 YHG=1683>has" XBD=168 XHG=97 YBD=1750 YHG=1721>not " XBD=296 XHG=200 YBD=1751 YHG=1720>been " XBD=353 XHG=328 YBD=1749 YHG=1729>a " XBD=555 XHG=384 YBD=1757 YHG=1720>recently " XBD=827 XHG=588 YBD=1758 YHG=1720>abnormally " XBD=951 XHG=858 YBD=1757 YHG=1721>high " XBD=1113 XHG=982 YBD=1751 YHG=1720>intake " XBD=1191 XHG=1146 YBD=1750 YHG=1721>of " XBD=1285 XHG=1219 YBD=1751 YHG=1722>the" XBD=275 XHG=95 YBD=1795 YHG=1759>vitamin) " XBD=409 XHG=286 YBD=1791 YHG=1759>which " XBD=452 XHG=420 YBD=1790 YHG=1759>is " XBD=683 XHG=465 YBD=1796 YHG=1760>equivalent " XBD=736 XHG=695 YBD=1790 YHG=1760>to " XBD=772 XHG=749 YBD=1790 YHG=1769>a " XBD=880 XHG=782 YBD=1797 YHG=1759>good " XBD=1102 XHG=888 YBD=1790 YHG=1760>saturation " XBD=1285 XHG=1109 YBD=1797 YHG=1769>response" XBD=136 XHG=95 YBD=1829 YHG=1799>in " XBD=177 XHG=156 YBD=1828 YHG=1798>2 " XBD=306 XHG=200 YBD=1836 YHG=1798>days, " XBD=358 XHG=327 YBD=1829 YHG=1799>is " XBD=430 XHG=378 YBD=1829 YHG=1808>an " XBD=660 XHG=448 YBD=1829 YHG=1799>indication " XBD=722 XHG=679 YBD=1829 YHG=1799>of " XBD=761 XHG=738 YBD=1829 YHG=1809>a " XBD=1025 XHG=781 YBD=1836 YHG=1799>satisfactory " XBD=1226 XHG=1043 YBD=1830 YHG=1799>standard " XBD=1290 XHG=1247 YBD=1830 YHG=1800>of" XBD=304 XHG=95 YBD=1869 YHG=1838>vitamin-C " XBD=516 XHG=327 YBD=1868 YHG=1838>nutrition " XBD=704 XHG=543 YBD=1876 YHG=1839>(Prunty " XBD=803 XHG=726 YBD=1868 YHG=1839>and " XBD=919 XHG=824 YBD=1869 YHG=1839>Vass " XBD=1064 XHG=945 YBD=1875 YHG=1839>1943). " XBD=1223 XHG=1115 YBD=1869 YHG=1839>Even " XBD=1286 XHG=1246 YBD=1869 YHG=1839>in" XBD=161 XHG=95 YBD=1908 YHG=1877>the " XBD=271 XHG=184 YBD=1908 YHG=1877>best " XBD=426 XHG=292 YBD=1908 YHG=1887>season " XBD=493 XHG=449 YBD=1908 YHG=1879>of " XBD=578 XHG=511 YBD=1908 YHG=1879>the " XBD=693 XHG=601 YBD=1915 YHG=1888>year " XBD=780 XHG=715 YBD=1908 YHG=1878>the " XBD=969 XHG=803 YBD=1916 YHG=1879>hospital " XBD=1198 XHG=990 YBD=1916 YHG=1878>inpatients " XBD=1286 XHG=1221 YBD=1908 YHG=1879>fell" XBD=203 XHG=95 YBD=1948 YHG=1917>short " XBD=260 XHG=216 YBD=1947 YHG=1917>of " XBD=357 XHG=269 YBD=1948 YHG=1917>this. " XBD=456 XHG=409 YBD=1947 YHG=1918>In " XBD=657 XHG=469 YBD=1956 YHG=1918>harmony " XBD=764 XHG=670 YBD=1949 YHG=1917>with " XBD=843 XHG=777 YBD=1948 YHG=1918>the " XBD=970 XHG=857 YBD=1949 YHG=1919>views " XBD=1029 XHG=985 YBD=1948 YHG=1918>of " XBD=1144 XHG=1040 YBD=1949 YHG=1918>Zilva " XBD=1284 XHG=1162 YBD=1954 YHG=1919>(1936)" XBD=160 XHG=94 YBD=1987 YHG=1957>the " XBD=346 XHG=179 YBD=1994 YHG=1957>subjects " XBD=583 XHG=365 YBD=1988 YHG=1957>considered " XBD=641 XHG=601 YBD=1987 YHG=1958>in " XBD=736 XHG=659 YBD=1988 YHG=1957>this " XBD=899 XHG=754 YBD=1988 YHG=1957>section " XBD=982 XHG=917 YBD=1988 YHG=1958>did " XBD=1069 XHG=1000 YBD=1988 YHG=1959>not " XBD=1190 XHG=1086 YBD=1989 YHG=1959>show " XBD=1286 XHG=1208 YBD=1995 YHG=1967>any" XBD=273 XHG=96 YBD=2027 YHG=1996>evidence " XBD=342 XHG=298 YBD=2026 YHG=1997>of " XBD=585 XHG=362 YBD=2027 YHG=1997>subclinical " XBD=758 XHG=609 YBD=2035 YHG=2006>scurvy. " XBD=1022 XHG=810 YBD=2028 YHG=1997>Rhinehart " XBD=1123 XHG=1046 YBD=2028 YHG=1998>and " XBD=1283 XHG=1148 YBD=2028 YHG=1997>Green-" XBD=187 XHG=95 YBD=2073 YHG=2036>berg " XBD=329 XHG=207 YBD=2072 YHG=2036>(1942) " XBD=521 XHG=346 YBD=2067 YHG=2037>however " XBD=675 XHG=537 YBD=2067 YHG=2037>favour " XBD=741 XHG=691 YBD=2067 YHG=2037>its " XBD=961 XHG=760 YBD=2067 YHG=2038>existence." XBD=221 XHG=144 YBD=2106 YHG=2076>The " XBD=319 XHG=239 YBD=2106 YHG=2076>fact " XBD=425 XHG=336 YBD=2106 YHG=2076>that " XBD=657 XHG=442 YBD=2106 YHG=2076>saturation " XBD=751 XHG=673 YBD=2107 YHG=2085>was " XBD=942 XHG=769 YBD=2106 YHG=2076>attained " XBD=1061 XHG=957 YBD=2106 YHG=2085>more " XBD=1228 XHG=1078 YBD=2114 YHG=2077>rapidly " XBD=1285 XHG=1245 YBD=2106 YHG=2077>in" XBD=162 XHG=95 YBD=2145 YHG=2115>the " XBD=367 XHG=178 YBD=2146 YHG=2115>scorbutic " XBD=533 XHG=382 YBD=2153 YHG=2115>patient " XBD=646 XHG=549 YBD=2146 YHG=2116>than " XBD=702 XHG=661 YBD=2145 YHG=2116>in " XBD=740 XHG=717 YBD=2145 YHG=2125>a " XBD=905 XHG=755 YBD=2153 YHG=2116>patient " XBD=1015 XHG=920 YBD=2146 YHG=2116>with " XBD=1168 XHG=1030 YBD=2153 YHG=2116>gastric " XBD=1285 XHG=1183 YBD=2146 YHG=2117>ulcer" XBD=167 XHG=94 YBD=2185 YHG=2154>but " XBD=233 XHG=184 YBD=2185 YHG=2164>no " XBD=465 XHG=253 YBD=2193 YHG=2155>symptoms " XBD=527 XHG=484 YBD=2185 YHG=2155>of " XBD=693 XHG=542 YBD=2193 YHG=2164>scurvy, " XBD=784 XHG=712 YBD=2185 YHG=2155>but " XBD=885 XHG=801 YBD=2185 YHG=2156>who " XBD=983 XHG=904 YBD=2185 YHG=2155>also " XBD=1078 XHG=1001 YBD=2185 YHG=2156>had " XBD=1119 XHG=1096 YBD=2185 YHG=2165>a " XBD=1284 XHG=1137 YBD=2193 YHG=2156>plasma" XBD=193 XHG=95 YBD=2224 YHG=2194>level " XBD=257 XHG=212 YBD=2224 YHG=2194>of " XBD=332 XHG=273 YBD=2224 YHG=2195>0,0 " XBD=429 XHG=353 YBD=2231 YHG=2204>mg. " XBD=518 XHG=451 YBD=2232 YHG=2204>per " XBD=609 XHG=542 YBD=2224 YHG=2195>100 " XBD=754 XHG=632 YBD=2230 YHG=2203>c.cm., " XBD=1006 XHG=776 YBD=2232 YHG=2195>emphasises " XBD=1093 XHG=1028 YBD=2225 YHG=2195>the " XBD=1284 XHG=1113 YBD=2232 YHG=2195>impossi-" XBD=208 XHG=95 YBD=2272 YHG=2234>bility " XBD=265 XHG=221 YBD=2264 YHG=2234>of " XBD=496 XHG=274 YBD=2271 YHG=2234>diagnosing " XBD=648 XHG=509 YBD=2271 YHG=2243>scurvy " XBD=782 XHG=662 YBD=2264 YHG=2233>either " XBD=847 XHG=794 YBD=2271 YHG=2234>by " XBD=1154 XHG=860 YBD=2264 YHG=2234>determination " XBD=1210 XHG=1166 YBD=2264 YHG=2235>of " XBD=1284 XHG=1219 YBD=2264 YHG=2235>the" XBD=243 XHG=95 YBD=2311 YHG=2274>plasma " XBD=423 XHG=255 YBD=2304 YHG=2273>ascorbic " XBD=522 XHG=437 YBD=2303 YHG=2274>acid " XBD=579 XHG=536 YBD=2303 YHG=2283>or " XBD=645 XHG=592 YBD=2311 YHG=2273>by " XBD=813 XHG=658 YBD=2310 YHG=2274>urinary " XBD=1040 XHG=826 YBD=2304 YHG=2273>saturation " XBD=1147 XHG=1052 YBD=2304 YHG=2274>tests " XBD=1282 XHG=1162 YBD=2303 YHG=2274>alone." XBD=269 XHG=95 YBD=2349 YHG=2313>Further, " XBD=372 XHG=306 YBD=2343 YHG=2314>the " XBD=543 XHG=408 YBD=2343 YHG=2313>failure " XBD=622 XHG=580 YBD=2343 YHG=2313>to " XBD=816 XHG=659 YBD=2344 YHG=2313>observe " XBD=952 XHG=851 YBD=2350 YHG=2313>signs " XBD=1033 XHG=989 YBD=2342 YHG=2313>of " XBD=1284 XHG=1064 YBD=2343 YHG=2313>subclinical" XBD=233 XHG=94 YBD=2390 YHG=2362>scurvy " XBD=287 XHG=246 YBD=2382 YHG=2353>in " XBD=382 XHG=305 YBD=2383 YHG=2352>this " XBD=543 XHG=404 YBD=2390 YHG=2361>survey " XBD=832 XHG=557 YBD=2383 YHG=2352>substantiates " XBD=922 XHG=855 YBD=2382 YHG=2352>the " XBD=1032 XHG=936 YBD=2382 YHG=2352>view " XBD=1140 XHG=1051 YBD=2382 YHG=2352>that " XBD=1177 XHG=1153 YBD=2382 YHG=2361>a " XBD=1282 XHG=1196 YBD=2382 YHG=2352>sub-" XBD=279 XHG=95 YBD=2423 YHG=2392>standard " XBD=421 XHG=291 YBD=2423 YHG=2392>intake " XBD=477 XHG=434 YBD=2422 YHG=2393>of " XBD=653 XHG=488 YBD=2423 YHG=2392>vitamin " XBD=694 XHG=667 YBD=2422 YHG=2391>C " XBD=735 XHG=704 YBD=2422 YHG=2392>is " XBD=819 XHG=750 YBD=2422 YHG=2392>not " XBD=1056 XHG=832 YBD=2429 YHG=2391>necessarily " XBD=1284 XHG=1065 YBD=2429 YHG=2391>equivalent" XBD=136 XHG=94 YBD=2462 YHG=2432>to " XBD=175 XHG=151 YBD=2461 YHG=2441>a " XBD=336 XHG=190 YBD=2461 YHG=2431>clinical " XBD=556 XHG=351 YBD=2469 YHG=2432>deficiency " XBD=720 XHG=575 YBD=2467 YHG=2431>(Harris " XBD=856 XHG=737 YBD=2470 YHG=2431>1943). " XBD=1078 XHG=889 YBD=2461 YHG=2430>Chemical examina-" XBD=180 XHG=94 YBD=2501 YHG=2471>tion " XBD=290 XHG=202 YBD=2501 YHG=2471>does " XBD=485 XHG=311 YBD=2501 YHG=2472>however " XBD=673 XHG=506 YBD=2501 YHG=2471>indicate " XBD=761 XHG=695 YBD=2501 YHG=2466>the " XBD=945 XHG=783 YBD=2508 YHG=2470>possible " XBD=1114 XHG=974 YBD=2507 YHG=2470>danger " XBD=1190 XHG=1146 YBD=2500 YHG=2470>of " XBD=1283 XHG=1217 YBD=2500 YHG=2471>the" XBD=205 XHG=96 YBD=2541 YHG=2511>onset " XBD=277 XHG=232 YBD=2540 YHG=2510>of " XBD=490 XHG=300 YBD=2541 YHG=2510>scorbutic " XBD=729 XHG=515 YBD=2548 YHG=2511>symptoms " XBD=791 XHG=748 YBD=2540 YHG=2511>at " XBD=916 XHG=812 YBD=2540 YHG=2519>some " XBD=1067 XHG=939 YBD=2540 YHG=2510>future " XBD=1182 XHG=1088 YBD=2539 YHG=2509>time " XBD=1283 XHG=1206 YBD=2539 YHG=2509>and" XBD=201 XHG=94 YBD=2587 YHG=2550>helps " XBD=255 XHG=212 YBD=2579 YHG=2550>to " XBD=424 XHG=266 YBD=2580 YHG=2550>confirm " XBD=584 XHG=436 YBD=2580 YHG=2550>clinical " XBD=800 XHG=599 YBD=2586 YHG=2550>diagnosis. " XBD=959 XHG=827 YBD=2579 YHG=2549>Harris " XBD=1042 XHG=972 YBD=2579 YHG=2549>has " XBD=1184 XHG=1057 YBD=2578 YHG=2549>stated " XBD=1284 XHG=1196 YBD=2578 YHG=2549>that" XBD=215 XHG=94 YBD=2619 YHG=2589>about " XBD=332 XHG=239 YBD=2618 YHG=2590>7-10 " XBD=452 XHG=358 YBD=2626 YHG=2589>days " XBD=540 XHG=477 YBD=2619 YHG=2598>are " XBD=763 XHG=565 YBD=2626 YHG=2598>necessary " XBD=829 XHG=787 YBD=2618 YHG=2589>to " XBD=1023 XHG=853 YBD=2618 YHG=2588>saturate " XBD=1071 XHG=1047 YBD=2617 YHG=2597>a " XBD=1283 XHG=1094 YBD=2618 YHG=2588>scorbutic" XBD=256 XHG=95 YBD=2665 YHG=2627>subject, " XBD=357 XHG=280 YBD=2657 YHG=2628>and " XBD=445 XHG=377 YBD=2658 YHG=2628>the " XBD=490 XHG=469 YBD=2658 YHG=2628>6 " XBD=609 XHG=514 YBD=2666 YHG=2628>days " XBD=806 XHG=632 YBD=2665 YHG=2627>required " XBD=868 XHG=827 YBD=2657 YHG=2627>in " XBD=966 XHG=888 YBD=2658 YHG=2627>this " XBD=1073 XHG=989 YBD=2657 YHG=2636>case " XBD=1127 XHG=1095 YBD=2657 YHG=2627>is " XBD=1190 XHG=1149 YBD=2657 YHG=2627>in " XBD=1285 XHG=1210 YBD=2657 YHG=2627>fair" XBD=293 XHG=94 YBD=2704 YHG=2667>biological " XBD=537 XHG=309 YBD=2705 YHG=2668>agreement. " XBD=658 XHG=588 YBD=2698 YHG=2668>We " XBD=819 XHG=675 YBD=2697 YHG=2667>believe " XBD=926 XHG=837 YBD=2697 YHG=2666>that " XBD=1008 XHG=942 YBD=2697 YHG=2667>the " XBD=1173 XHG=1025 YBD=2704 YHG=2666>plasma " XBD=1285 XHG=1188 YBD=2697 YHG=2664>level" XBD=198 XHG=93 YBD=2737 YHG=2706>must " XBD=292 XHG=223 YBD=2736 YHG=2706>fall " XBD=361 XHG=318 YBD=2737 YHG=2707>to " XBD=473 XHG=389 YBD=2737 YHG=2716>zero " XBD=630 XHG=500 YBD=2737 YHG=2706>before " XBD=871 XHG=658 YBD=2744 YHG=2707>symptoms " XBD=942 XHG=899 YBD=2736 YHG=2706>of " XBD=1103 XHG=964 YBD=2743 YHG=2715>scurvy " XBD=1283 XHG=1129 YBD=2744 YHG=2715>appear," XBD=270 XHG=94 YBD=2783 YHG=2745>differing " XBD=334 XHG=293 YBD=2775 YHG=2745>in " XBD=437 XHG=359 YBD=2776 YHG=2746>this " XBD=611 XHG=463 YBD=2784 YHG=2746>respect " XBD=735 XHG=635 YBD=2777 YHG=2746>from " XBD=838 XHG=761 YBD=2776 YHG=2755>van " XBD=1029 XHG=864 YBD=2775 YHG=2745>Eekelen " XBD=1179 XHG=1057 YBD=2781 YHG=2745>(1936) " XBD=1284 XHG=1207 YBD=2776 YHG=2746>and" XBD=174 XHG=93 YBD=2815 YHG=2785>Abt " XBD=341 XHG=205 YBD=2821 YHG=2784>(1941), " XBD=466 XHG=370 YBD=2815 YHG=2785>both " XBD=538 XHG=494 YBD=2815 YHG=2786>of " XBD=688 XHG=561 YBD=2816 YHG=2786>whom " XBD=812 XHG=714 YBD=2815 YHG=2786>refer " XBD=881 XHG=838 YBD=2815 YHG=2785>to " XBD=974 XHG=909 YBD=2816 YHG=2785>the " XBD=1217 XHG=1002 YBD=2822 YHG=2785>possibility " XBD=1289 XHG=1245 YBD=2815 YHG=2785>of" XBD=233 XHG=93 YBD=2862 YHG=2828>scurvy " XBD=346 XHG=251 YBD=2855 YHG=2824>with " XBD=514 XHG=366 YBD=2862 YHG=2825>plasma " XBD=650 XHG=534 YBD=2855 YHG=2825>levels " XBD=841 XHG=670 YBD=2855 YHG=2825>between " XBD=921 XHG=861 YBD=2854 YHG=2825>0,0 " XBD=1019 XHG=943 YBD=2855 YHG=2824>and " XBD=1098 XHG=1040 YBD=2854 YHG=2824>0-5 " XBD=1195 XHG=1120 YBD=2862 YHG=2833>mg. " XBD=1285 XHG=1217 YBD=2861 YHG=2834>per" XBD=163 XHG=96 YBD=2893 YHG=2864>100 " XBD=290 XHG=182 YBD=2893 YHG=2873>c.cm.

SUMMARY

" XBD=331 XHG=141 YBD=2995 YHG=2965>Evidence " XBD=412 XHG=352 YBD=2995 YHG=2965>for " XBD=668 XHG=432 YBD=3002 YHG=2965>suboptimal " XBD=837 XHG=688 YBD=2995 YHG=2966>intakes " XBD=903 XHG=859 YBD=2996 YHG=2966>of " XBD=1082 XHG=919 YBD=2996 YHG=2966>vitamin " XBD=1142 XHG=1103 YBD=3001 YHG=2965>C, " XBD=1285 XHG=1164 YBD=2995 YHG=2966>under" XBD=302 XHG=92 YBD=3042 YHG=3004>prevailing " XBD=542 XHG=315 YBD=3039 YHG=3004>conditions, " XBD=660 XHG=557 YBD=3034 YHG=3005>most " XBD=815 XHG=672 YBD=3035 YHG=3005>serious " XBD=869 XHG=828 YBD=3034 YHG=3005>in " XBD=946 XHG=881 YBD=3035 YHG=3005>the " XBD=1064 XHG=961 YBD=3042 YHG=3005>early " XBD=1230 XHG=1076 YBD=3035 YHG=3005>months " XBD=1290 XHG=1246 YBD=3035 YHG=3005>of" XBD=158 XHG=92 YBD=3074 YHG=3045>the " XBD=282 XHG=179 YBD=3081 YHG=3052>year, " XBD=335 XHG=303 YBD=3073 YHG=3043>is " XBD=557 XHG=356 YBD=3081 YHG=3043>presented " XBD=619 XHG=578 YBD=3072 YHG=3043>in " XBD=663 XHG=640 YBD=3073 YHG=3053>a " XBD=806 XHG=685 YBD=3080 YHG=3052>group " XBD=869 XHG=825 YBD=3073 YHG=3043>of " XBD=1100 XHG=884 YBD=3074 YHG=3044>unselected " XBD=1287 XHG=1120 YBD=3082 YHG=3044>hospital" XBD=312 XHG=91 YBD=3121 YHG=3083>inpatients. " XBD=520 XHG=364 YBD=3111 YHG=3082>Control " XBD=796 XHG=542 YBD=3119 YHG=3082>experiments " XBD=914 XHG=818 YBD=3113 YHG=3092>were " XBD=1081 XHG=937 YBD=3113 YHG=3082>carried " XBD=1171 XHG=1102 YBD=3112 YHG=3083>out " XBD=1287 XHG=1192 YBD=3113 YHG=3084>with" XBD=240 XHG=92 YBD=3152 YHG=3122>normal " XBD=425 XHG=255 YBD=3158 YHG=3121>subjects " XBD=524 XHG=439 YBD=3150 YHG=3122>who " XBD=637 XHG=540 YBD=3151 YHG=3130>were " XBD=780 XHG=654 YBD=3151 YHG=3121>better " XBD=854 XHG=796 YBD=3151 YHG=3122>off " XBD=906 XHG=865 YBD=3151 YHG=3122>in " XBD=997 XHG=921 YBD=3152 YHG=3122>this " XBD=1172 XHG=1014 YBD=3159 YHG=3123>respect." XBD=175 XHG=140 YBD=3190 YHG=3162>A " XBD=282 XHG=199 YBD=3191 YHG=3170>case " XBD=351 XHG=307 YBD=3190 YHG=3161>of " XBD=510 XHG=370 YBD=3197 YHG=3169>scurvy " XBD=567 XHG=533 YBD=3190 YHG=3160>is " XBD=797 XHG=592 YBD=3190 YHG=3160>described. " XBD=889 XHG=850 YBD=3190 YHG=3161>It " XBD=943 XHG=912 YBD=3190 YHG=3161>is " XBD=1173 XHG=968 YBD=3190 YHG=3161>confirmed " XBD=1285 XHG=1197 YBD=3191 YHG=3162>that" XBD=231 XHG=91 YBD=3236 YHG=3209>scurvy " XBD=386 XHG=245 YBD=3228 YHG=3200>cannot " XBD=447 XHG=400 YBD=3228 YHG=3199>be " XBD=670 XHG=463 YBD=3236 YHG=3199>diagnosed " XBD=735 XHG=684 YBD=3228 YHG=3208>on " XBD=773 XHG=747 YBD=3228 YHG=3208>a " XBD=887 XHG=786 YBD=3229 YHG=3199>basis " XBD=946 XHG=903 YBD=3229 YHG=3200>of " XBD=1103 XHG=956 YBD=3236 YHG=3200>plasma " XBD=1284 XHG=1117 YBD=3229 YHG=3200>ascorbic" XBD=176 XHG=90 YBD=3268 YHG=3238>acid " XBD=236 XHG=193 YBD=3268 YHG=3248>or " XBD=406 XHG=250 YBD=3275 YHG=3238>urinary " XBD=637 XHG=422 YBD=3268 YHG=3238>saturation " XBD=749 XHG=653 YBD=3267 YHG=3238>tests " XBD=886 XHG=766 YBD=3272 YHG=3238>alone, " XBD=1088 XHG=904 YBD=3275 YHG=3239>although " XBD=1286 XHG=1104 YBD=3269 YHG=3239>chemical" XBD=189 XHG=91 YBD=3307 YHG=3278>tests " XBD=329 XHG=206 YBD=3307 YHG=3276>afford " XBD=527 XHG=349 YBD=3306 YHG=3277>evidence " XBD=592 XHG=547 YBD=3306 YHG=3277>of " XBD=674 XHG=608 YBD=3306 YHG=3277>the " XBD=834 XHG=694 YBD=3313 YHG=3276>danger " XBD=898 XHG=854 YBD=3306 YHG=3277>of " XBD=978 XHG=913 YBD=3307 YHG=3278>the " XBD=1107 XHG=998 YBD=3307 YHG=3278>onset " XBD=1171 XHG=1126 YBD=3307 YHG=3278>of " XBD=1282 XHG=1185 YBD=3308 YHG=3287>scor-" XBD=198 XHG=90 YBD=3346 YHG=3316>butic " XBD=448 XHG=222 YBD=3353 YHG=3317>symptoms, and " XBD=640 XHG=577 YBD=3346 YHG=3325>are " XBD=710 XHG=665 YBD=3346 YHG=3316>of " XBD=999 XHG=730 YBD=3354 YHG=3314>confirmatory " XBD=1135 XHG=1024 YBD=3346 YHG=3317>value " XBD=1283 XHG=1160 YBD=3346 YHG=3317>where" XBD=238 XHG=89 YBD=3385 YHG=3355>clinical " XBD=430 XHG=252 YBD=3385 YHG=3355>evidence " XBD=618 XHG=445 YBD=3393 YHG=3355>suggests " XBD=656 XHG=631 YBD=3385 YHG=3364>a " XBD=860 XHG=670 YBD=3391 YHG=3355>diagnosis " XBD=918 XHG=874 YBD=3385 YHG=3355>of " XBD=1077 XHG=927 YBD=3392 YHG=3364>scurvy." XBD=207 XHG=135 YBD=3436 YHG=3408>Our " XBD=364 XHG=232 YBD=3439 YHG=3409>thanks " XBD=449 XHG=389 YBD=3437 YHG=3418>are " XBD=544 XHG=476 YBD=3438 YHG=3409>due " XBD=610 XHG=571 YBD=3437 YHG=3411>to " XBD=700 XHG=637 YBD=3438 YHG=3409>the " XBD=928 XHG=726 YBD=3445 YHG=3409>physicians " XBD=995 XHG=954 YBD=3437 YHG=3409>of " XBD=1071 XHG=1019 YBD=3438 YHG=3409>St. Thomas’s" XBD=253 XHG=87 YBD=3484 YHG=3447>Hospital " XBD=327 XHG=273 YBD=3476 YHG=3448>for " XBD=462 XHG=347 YBD=3477 YHG=3457>access " XBD=520 XHG=483 YBD=3477 YHG=3451>to " XBD=636 XHG=541 YBD=3477 YHG=3448>their " XBD=762 XHG=657 YBD=3481 YHG=3457>cases, " XBD=823 XHG=785 YBD=3476 YHG=3451>to " XBD=907 XHG=845 YBD=3477 YHG=3449>Dr. " XBD=975 XHG=928 YBD=3477 YHG=3449>H. " XBD=1033 XHG=998 YBD=3476 YHG=3448>J. " XBD=1209 XHG=1054 YBD=3477 YHG=3448>Wallace " XBD=1285 XHG=1230 YBD=3477 YHG=3450>for

" XBD=1521 XHG=1356 YBD=216 YHG=188>facilities " XBD=1569 XHG=1532 YBD=215 YHG=188>in " XBD=1775 XHG=1580 YBD=216 YHG=187>connexion " XBD=1872 XHG=1785 YBD=215 YHG=187>with " XBD=1944 XHG=1883 YBD=216 YHG=188>the " XBD=2033 XHG=1956 YBD=216 YHG=196>case " XBD=2084 XHG=2044 YBD=216 YHG=189>of " XBD=2231 XHG=2091 YBD=223 YHG=196>scurvy, " XBD=2315 XHG=2244 YBD=216 YHG=189>and " XBD=2386 XHG=2325 YBD=216 YHG=188>the " XBD=2549 XHG=2397 YBD=225 YHG=188>patients" XBD=1428 XHG=1330 YBD=264 YHG=227>and " XBD=1584 XHG=1438 YBD=263 YHG=226>nursing " XBD=1744 XHG=1594 YBD=255 YHG=227>staff for " XBD=1847 XHG=1753 YBD=254 YHG=226>their " XBD=1987 XHG=1856 YBD=262 YHG=226>willing " XBD=2232 XHG=1998 YBD=264 YHG=227>cooperation.

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CAPTAIN RAMC

SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE, SCOTTISH COMMAND

" XBD=1389 XHG=1386 YBD=1510 YHG=1502>, " XBD=1449 XHG=1400 YBD=1504 YHG=1474>IN " XBD=1507 XHG=1482 YBD=1504 YHG=1484>a " XBD=1717 XHG=1540 YBD=1511 YHG=1475>previous article " XBD=1998 XHG=1898 YBD=1505 YHG=1475>1 we " XBD=2208 XHG=2031 YBD=1511 YHG=1475>reported " XBD=2308 XHG=2240 YBD=1504 YHG=1474>the results " XBD=2544 XHG=2509 YBD=1504 YHG=1474>of" XBD=1523 XHG=1351 YBD=1544 YHG=1513>removal " XBD=1586 XHG=1546 YBD=1544 YHG=1514>of " XBD=1682 XHG=1611 YBD=1544 YHG=1523>one " XBD=1749 XHG=1708 YBD=1544 YHG=1523>or " XBD=1877 XHG=1773 YBD=1544 YHG=1522>more " XBD=1942 XHG=1903 YBD=1544 YHG=1513>of " XBD=2033 XHG=1965 YBD=1544 YHG=1514>the " XBD=2264 XHG=2057 YBD=1544 YHG=1513>semilunar " XBD=2486 XHG=2289 YBD=1551 YHG=1513>cartilages " XBD=2545 XHG=2508 YBD=1544 YHG=1514>in" XBD=1421 XHG=1354 YBD=1584 YHG=1554>186 " XBD=1611 XHG=1443 YBD=1584 YHG=1553>soldiers. " XBD=1740 XHG=1662 YBD=1584 YHG=1554>The " XBD=1858 XHG=1763 YBD=1584 YHG=1554>data " XBD=1943 XHG=1880 YBD=1584 YHG=1562>are " XBD=2217 XHG=1965 YBD=1584 YHG=1553>summarised " XBD=2280 XHG=2239 YBD=1583 YHG=1553>in " XBD=2404 XHG=2300 YBD=1584 YHG=1553>table " XBD=2453 XHG=2429 YBD=1583 YHG=1560>1. " XBD=2517 XHG=2502 YBD=1574 YHG=1565>&dquo;-

" XBD=1553 XHG=1435 YBD=1654 YHG=1634>TABLE I-IMMEDIATE " XBD=2015 XHG=1853 YBD=1655 YHG=1633>RESULTS " XBD=2076 XHG=2032 YBD=1654 YHG=1634>OF " XBD=2406 XHG=2091 YBD=1654 YHG=1633>REHABILITATION " XBD=2466 XHG=2422 YBD=1653 YHG=1633>AT

" XBD=2026 XHG=1742 YBD=1694 YHG=1673>CONVALESCENT " XBD=2162 XHG=2042 YBD=1693 YHG=1672>DEPOT

" XBD=1444 XHG=1349 YBD=1742 YHG=1718>Cases " XBD=1611 XHG=1457 YBD=1747 YHG=1718>analysed " XBD=2442 XHG=1691 YBD=1742 YHG=1735>.............. " XBD=2543 XHG=2490 YBD=1743 YHG=1717>179 |>" XBD=2543 XHG=2528 YBD=1741 YHG=1717>9" XBD=1460 XHG=1433 YBD=1776 YHG=1748>(7 " XBD=1566 XHG=1477 YBD=1772 YHG=1753>cases " XBD=1773 XHG=1578 YBD=1772 YHG=1748>readmitted " XBD=1821 XHG=1787 YBD=1772 YHG=1747>to " XBD=1976 XHG=1834 YBD=1775 YHG=1747>hospital " XBD=2078 XHG=1987 YBD=1771 YHG=1736>from " XBD=2139 XHG=2083 YBD=1771 YHG=1746>the " XBD=2263 XHG=2152 YBD=1775 YHG=1746>depot)

Men " XBD=1490 XHG=1440 YBD=1816 YHG=1791>A Urc " XBD=1732 XHG=1562 YBD=1816 YHG=1790>admission " XBD=1774 XHG=1744 YBD=1816 YHG=1791>to <!ej?o< ......... " XBD=2546 XHG=2492 YBD=1816 YHG=1791>134" XBD=1476 XHG=1430 YBD=1853 YHG=1829>Al " XBD=1568 XHG=1492 YBD=1853 YHG=1835>men " XBD=1796 XHG=1582 YBD=1857 YHG=1828>downgraded " XBD=1917 XHG=1810 YBD=1853 YHG=1828>before discharge .... " XBD=2468 XHG=2434 YBD=1852 YHG=1827>12" XBD=1504 XHG=1430 YBD=1883 YHG=1859>Men " XBD=1704 XHG=1518 YBD=1887 YHG=1858>discharged " XBD=1753 XHG=1718 YBD=1882 YHG=1858>in " XBD=1917 XHG=1768 YBD=1887 YHG=1858>category " XBD=1977 XHG=1930 YBD=1883 YHG=1858>Al " XBD=2323 XHG=2054 YBD=1883 YHG=1875>..... " XBD=2467 XHG=2412 YBD=1882 YHG=1857>122" XBD=1428 XHG=1349 YBD=1927 YHG=1901>Men in " XBD=1653 XHG=1491 YBD=1931 YHG=1903>categories " XBD=1756 XHG=1667 YBD=1927 YHG=1902>below -41 " XBD=1876 XHG=1834 YBD=1927 YHG=1909>on admission ...... " XBD=2544 XHG=2511 YBD=1927 YHG=1902>45" XBD=1503 XHG=1429 YBD=1964 YHG=1939>Men " XBD=1618 XHG=1518 YBD=1964 YHG=1940>below " XBD=1679 XHG=1633 YBD=1964 YHG=1940>Al " XBD=1860 XHG=1694 YBD=1968 YHG=1940>upgraded " XBD=1982 XHG=1875 YBD=1964 YHG=1940>before discharge ... " XBD=2468 XHG=2454 YBD=1964 YHG=1940>7" XBD=1504 XHG=1430 YBD=1994 YHG=1969>Men " XBD=1618 XHG=1519 YBD=1994 YHG=1970>below " XBD=1679 XHG=1633 YBD=1994 YHG=1970>Al " XBD=1908 XHG=1696 YBD=1998 YHG=1970>downgraded " XBD=2048 XHG=1922 YBD=1994 YHG=1969>further " XBD=2168 XHG=2061 YBD=1994 YHG=1970>before " XBD=2364 XHG=2182 YBD=1998 YHG=1958>discharge " XBD=2467 XHG=2452 YBD=1993 YHG=1969>2" XBD=1503 XHG=1429 YBD=2024 YHG=1999>Men " XBD=1551 XHG=1516 YBD=2024 YHG=2000>in " XBD=1652 XHG=1565 YBD=2023 YHG=2005>same " XBD=1818 XHG=1666 YBD=2028 YHG=2000>category " XBD=1872 XHG=1831 YBD=2024 YHG=2006>on " XBD=2049 XHG=1887 YBD=2028 YHG=1999>discharge " XBD=2098 XHG=2063 YBD=2024 YHG=2005>as " XBD=2154 XHG=2113 YBD=2024 YHG=2006>on " XBD=2345 XHG=2168 YBD=2024 YHG=1999>admission " XBD=2470 XHG=2435 YBD=2023 YHG=1999>36

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1. Lancet, 1943, i, 197.