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to 12.26 in the second. Aside from the increase in amido- 

 nitrogen there was no marked change perceptible except that 

 the amount of carbohydrate was greatly reduced in the second 

 ration. 



Table IV. — Ration for convicts at Bilibid from December 1, 1901, to October, 

 1902; 5,JfU8 cases of beriberi occurred in this period. 



Ration. 



Proximate principles, a 



Components. 



Amounts. 



Non- 

 proteid 

 nitrogen. 



Albumin- 

 ates. 



Proteid 

 nitrogen. 



Fats. 



Starches. 



1 

 Salts. 



Sugar -- 



Grams. 

 28.35 

 151. 20 



Gram^. 



Gram^. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



27.35 



74.39 



377. 40 



Grams. 

 0.14 

 1.96 

 2.26 

 3.62 

 0.50 



Bread 



0.38 

 0.09 

 0.27 

 0.34 

 0.28 



12.09 



35.43 



48.52 



1.13 



1.55 

 5.58 

 7.49 

 0.18 

 0.09 



2.26 

 3.12 

 11.77 

 0.09 



Rice 



Beef — 



453.60 

 226.80 



Potatoes 1 85.05 



Onions .j 28.35 



Pepper | 0.50 



Vinegar i 10.00 



Salt 18.00 



11.90 

























j 









18.00 





28.35 













Total 

















1.36 



97.17 



14.89 



VJ.2A 



491.04 



26.48 



1 







Total vegetable amids, calculated as asparagin, 5.84 grams. 



" The proximate principles as given in the tables are taken from the tables in the article 

 by Fales(6), except the proteid and nonproteid nitrogen, these having been estimated by 

 Mr. Williams. 



Table V. — Ration for convicts at Bilibid introduced in October, 1902. 

 Beriberi disappeared after this change. 



Ration. 







Proximate 



principles. 





Components. 



Amounts. 



Non- 

 proteid 

 nitrogen. 



Albumin- 

 ates. 



Proteid 

 nitrogen. 



Fats. 



Starches. 



Salts. 



Sugar 



Bread 



Gram^. 



28.35 



302.40 



255. 15 



226.80 



56.70 



119.07 



102. 06 



0.50 



10.00 



18.00 



28.35 



Grams. 



Grams. 



GraTTis. 



Gram^. 



Grams. 

 27.35 

 148. 78 

 188. 70 



Grams. 

 0.14 

 3.93 

 1.13 

 3.62 

 0.28 

 1.19 

 0.70 



0.76 

 0.05 

 0.27 

 0.15 



0.48 

 1.00 



24.18 



17.71 



48.52 



7.08 



2.38 



1.84 



3.11 



2.78 

 7.49 

 0.97 

 0.37 

 0.29 



4.53 

 1.56 



11.77 

 0.85 

 0.14 

 0.50 



Rice. . 



Beef 



Dried fish . 





Potatoes _- 



25.00 

 5.90 



Onions 



Pepper 



Vinegar 



Salt 



Ginger root 



■ 























18.00 













Total 











1 





2.71 



101. 71 



15.01 



19.36 



395.73 



29.99 



Total vegetable amids, a 



ilculated ae 



asparagii 



1, 12. 26 gr 



MSB. 









