Pellagra : first progress report of the Thompson-McFadden Pellagra Commission of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital / by J.F. Siler [and others].

  • Siler, J. F. (Joseph Franklin), 1875-1960.
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[1913]
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Credit: Pellagra : first progress report of the Thompson-McFadden Pellagra Commission of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital / by J.F. Siler [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. I. Pellagra: A Summary of the First Progress Report of the Thompson-McFadden Pellagra Commission 3 By J. F. Siler, P. E. Garrison, and W. J. MacNeal Organization, 3; Outline of work, 3; Field investigation, 4; Laboratory investigations, 9; Discussion of etiology, 11; Maize theory, 13; Deficiency of food, 13; Theory of gastro-intestinal infection, 14; Summary, 15. II. An Intensive Study of the Epidemiology of Pellagra. Report of Progress 17 By J. F. Siler and P. E. Garrison Plan of the work, 17; Acknowledgements, 18; General features of Spartanburg County, S. C., 18; Prevalence of pella- gra, 20; Geographical distribution within the county, 21; Pella- gra morbidity by townships, 25; Racial distribution of pellagra, 26; Sex distribution of pellagra, 28; Distribution by age and sex, 31; Comparison with data of other reports, 33; Relation of pellagra to occupation, 34; Distribution of cases in families, 39; Prevalence of pellagra in recent years, 41; Earliest recog- nized cases, 42; Death rate, 44; Chronicity of pellagra, 44; Recurrence, 45; Influence of pregnancy on recurrence, 46; Peri- odicity, 46; Supposed recrudescences in spring and fall, 47; Interval between recurrences, 48; Influence of climate, 48; Economic status of pellagrins, 52; Previous health of pellagrins, 52; Sanitary conditions of houses of pellagrins, 56; Water supplies, 61; Disposal of excreta, 65; Diet of pellagrins, 71; Use of meats, 74; Eggs, butter, and milk, 75; Vegetables, 75; Corn products, 76; Synopsis and summary, 77. III. An Intensive Study of Insects as a Possible Etiological Fac- tor in Pellagra . . * 81 By A. H. Jennings and W. V. King. Inception of the work, 81; Methods, 61; General facts con- cerning Spartanburg County, 82; Epidemiology of pellagra, 83; Sex incidence, 84; Evidence incriminating insects, 85; Insects studied, 86; Acarina, 86; Pediculus, 87; Cimex lectularius, 87; Blattidae, 88; Tabanidce, 89; Siphonaptera, 89; Culicidaz, 91; Simuliidce, 93; House flies and blow flies, 100; Stomoxys cal- citrans, 100; Management of live-stock, 105; Summary, 109.