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Dietetics in Tuberculosis. 
Table VI.—Diet taken by 15 Patients at Coppin’s Green Sanatorium during 
the week of observation, per man per diem. 
— Ounces. |Grammes.| Proteid.| Fat. 
IMIG TS) NaS Se kore ree 24 *4, 690 23:0 28:0 
Mieata Aeet- oceee eeees 8°65 245 4.4. °O 28:0 
Liver, etc., fish .........| 20 56 100 7:0 
Gheesehssccntee ee 0°5 14, ices 1 °4 
Drip pins esses ers: 0°46 13 — 11 ‘2 
IButtervewn cco ee eee 1°05 29 — 23:0 
Egg (1 per week) ...... Te — 1:0 0°7 
PB ACOUL. Vos eae 2°0 56 8:0 17:0 
Total animal food — — 91 °3 116°3 
‘Bred’ xc )  shré 247 220 2°0 
IROtatOCS eee eee 8:0 228 3 °0 — 
‘Pulses, Sen See eee na) 85 20:0 — 
Oatmeal 2. jhe eee 2:°0 56 9:0 4 °O 
SUPA: Grane tichewenomeee 5°3 150 — — 
ACs eeenen eat aoee mac arGodt “ale <0) 28 — _ 
Cereals’ 2. bitr.con eee 0°3 10 — — 
OUI. oo eee 2:0 56 6:0 — 
Sundries: visor neeeees q.s — 2°0 30 
Total vegetable food == == 62 °0 9°0 
Total food — — 153 °3 125 °3 
eee vce ere ces) 
C | Price Cost | 
arbo- Ai 
eer bea per lb. or i 
y e. 
gallon. pence. | 
| 
34 1s. 187 
— 63d. 3°00 
— 5d. | 0°63 
== 6d. | 0-19 
— ls 0°68 | 
— — 0°14 | 
| =— Va O 87 | 
34 — 7 38 | 
123 lid. | 0 ‘69 | 
30 | 6d. per 14 1bs.| 0°23 | 
53 2d. 0°38 | 
38 lid. 0°19 
150 2d. 0 ‘66 
21 3d. 0°19 
mi Qhd. 0-05 
39 | Is. 6d. per | 0°15 | 
stone 
16 — 0:60 
477 — 3°14 | 
511 — 10 °52* 
Grammes of proteid bought per penny, 13°2. Calories per penny, 386. Total calorie value, 3889. 
* True cost, allowing 10 per cent. for waste in cooking as explained = 11 ‘57d. 
This dietary has a thoroughly adequate nutritive value for the treatment 
of tuberculosis. 
With a daily value of proteid, 154 grammes and 
3889 calories, 1t 1s especially suitable for consumptives who are convalescent 
and doing a certain amount of muscular work. 
It is very palatable, easily digested, and allows of a considerable variety 
being made in the menu day by day. 
It is very cheap, considering the amount of nourishment which it contains, 
costing only 113d. per day. 
It is very economically constructed, every penny spent upon it buying’ 
32 grammes of proteid and 336 calories. 
