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liminary list of subjects which might serve for this purpose and which 

 might suggest others. They have placed against the several grouped 

 subjects the names of those members of the Committee who are specially 

 conversant with some of the aspects of the various questions and are 

 willing to give advice and assistance to anyone who contemplates an 

 analysis of the available data. 



The Committee will be glad if anyone who is willing to undertake the 

 preparation of a thesis upon any of the subjects mentioned, or upon some 

 similar subject, will place himself in communication with Sir Lauder 

 Brunton, the Chairman of the Committee. 



Subject 



L The difference in symptoms, se- 

 quela;, and pathology between sunstroke 

 and heat apoplexy. 



2. The effect of clothing and protec- 

 tion of the eyes as a prophylactic against 

 sunstroke and in keeping down body tem- 

 peratLire. 



i). The effect of different materials and 

 colours in dress on comfort and health. 



4. The racial incidence of sunstrcke. 



5. The geographical distribution of 

 Mediterranean fever in Europe. 



(1. The materials of which houses are 

 built, especially roofs, in ameliorating 

 the rigours of climate and in improving 

 health. 



7. Theincidenceof gouty kidney with 

 traces of albumen. 



8. Food in relation to climate. 



y. The effect of alcohol in hot and 

 cold climates. 



10. Soil dampness in relation to tuber- 

 culosis. 



11. The general effect of soils on health. 



12. Modification of climate of towns, 

 &c., by local conditions, such as between 

 the Plat and City at Hong Kong. 



13. The relative values of high and 

 low altitudes in promoting the arrest of 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. 



14. The relation of rainfall to the pre- 

 valence of diphtheria. 



15. Bibliography of the relation of 

 meteorological conditions to the seasonal 

 prevalence of communicable and non- 

 communicable diseases. 



16. Town smoke in relation to health. 



17. The possibility of expressing in 

 simple mathematical terms the com- 

 bined climatic value of temperature and 

 humidity. 



Blembers willing to give Advice 



\. Lieut. -Col. K. J. S. Simpson. 



/ Deputy Director-General A. W. Ma}-. 



I Professor E. H. Chittenden. 

 f Sir Lauder Brunton. 

 ) Professor W. E. Di.xou. 



Dr. H. T. Bulstrode. 

 Dr. J. Cantlie. 

 Dr. S. D. Clippingdale. 

 Dr. H. R. Mill. 

 Sir A. Mitchell. 

 Dr. W. N. Shaw. 

 Dr. J. F.W. Tatham. 

 Dr. J. J. S. Teale. 

 Dr. F. Parkes Weber. 



Dr. W. H, Hamer. 



The experimental side of the Committee's work stands on a different 

 footing. Experiments of the necessary type can be performed — nften 



