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sick. The diet seemed on the whole to be ven- well suited to the 

 needs of the patients, as there was seldom an}' complaint, and the 

 physician in charge considered it very satisfactory. 



The total amount of food rejected in this study was large, as in 

 study No. 371 with patients of a similar class. From the statistics in 

 Table 35 of the Appendix it wuU be observed that very large amounts 

 of some of the individual articles were rejected. While this may have 

 been due to some extent to the varying appetite of the patients, in the 

 case of the cereals and vegetables it was undoubtedly due in part to 

 an excess in the amounts served. Canned corn, peas, tomatoes, and 

 squash, which were necessarily used at this season of the year, were 

 apparently not much relished, and the amounts rejected were large, as 

 was also the case with hash, which though well made was not generally 

 liked. 



In this study bread, toast, and, in one instance, grapes were the only 

 foods returned to the kitchen which were served again. In wards of 

 this nature apparently any reduction of the amounts rejected by the 

 patients must be made by closely observing the amounts consumed 

 and serving accordingly, for food once served is necessarily wasted if 

 not eaten. It would seem that in these wards, where the time allowed 

 for eating can be made as long as needed, smaller individual servings 

 might be advantageous, the privilege of a second helping being allowed 

 if more food is desired. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 367— MALE PATIENTS, NONWORKERS. 



This study was made with about 103 male patients who were quiet, 

 orderly, and in fairly good physical condition. Like the subjects of 

 study No. 364, they were nonworkers. Meals were eaten in the large 

 " Oaks dining room," which is situated near the kitchen where the food 

 was cooked, so it reached the table fairly hot. 



The study began with breakfast, November 12, 1902, and continued 

 for 7 days, with 21 consecutive meals. The total number of meals 

 taken was 2,157, or equivalent to 1 man for 719 days. 



This study and No. 308, although with different classes of patients, 

 were carried on simultaneously, as the food for both was supplied from 

 the "Toner general kitchen," and it was possible to make the weigh- 

 ings for both at the same time. 



The diet was the same as that served to able-bodied patients through- 

 out the institution, the articles all coming from the same general store- 

 room and being practically of the same grade and qualit}'. 



The menu, which with a few unimportant exceptions was the same 

 for both studies, is given here. This menu does not include "special 

 diet" articles, small amounts of which were served. 

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