Maryland medical journal . ooga, Tenn., from 21 to 10; in Knoxville, from 29 to 19, and inMemphis from 57 to 41. PROSPERITY IN THE SOUTH DURING I916. The insurance companys statistics make possible a number ofinteresting deductions with reference to the characteristics of thisdisease. The very remarkable drop in the rate in 1916 appearsto bear out the tentative conclusions of the Government expertswho are now studying pellagra, namely, that the disease is not ofinfectious origin, but is probably one of the so-called deficiencydiseases induced by insufficient, poorly-balanced dietaries. Theyear
Maryland medical journal . ooga, Tenn., from 21 to 10; in Knoxville, from 29 to 19, and inMemphis from 57 to 41. PROSPERITY IN THE SOUTH DURING I916. The insurance companys statistics make possible a number ofinteresting deductions with reference to the characteristics of thisdisease. The very remarkable drop in the rate in 1916 appearsto bear out the tentative conclusions of the Government expertswho are now studying pellagra, namely, that the disease is not ofinfectious origin, but is probably one of the so-called deficiencydiseases induced by insufficient, poorly-balanced dietaries. Theyear 1914 and the first half of 1915 were periods of depression inthe cotton belt, and this was reflected by higher pellagra the latter part of 1915 and in all of 1916 prosperity prevailedand the industrial and agricultural communities of the South en-joyed a more abundant and varied ration. Future observationand experiment by Government authorities will probably definitely NOVEMBER, 1017 MARYLAND MEDICAL JOURNAL xxii. C MALFONTE ATLANTIC CITY THE LEEDS COMPANY ALWAYS OPENON THE BEACH Select Location PHILLIPS HOUSE Open All the Year SpeciallyPreparedDiets forConvalescents
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