CONTENTS.

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INTRODUCTION 1
HISTORICAL—  
Surgeon-Major I. B. Lyon's memorandum 2
Surgeon-Major T. B. Lewis's ,, 4
Major R. I. MacNamara's ,, 9
THE SCOPE OF THE PRESENT ENQUIRY 10
ACCOUNT OF WORK DONE 18
Methods of work 21

PART I

CHAPTER I.

THE FOOD-STUFFS OF BENGAL JAIL DIETARIES 27
Chemical Analysis of Food-stuffs of Bengal Jails 32
Heat of combustion of Food-stuffs 38

CHAPTER II.

THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF BENGAL JAIL DIETARIES 39
A. —BENGALI DIET 40
1. The value of this diet in proximate principles 41
2. The amount of nitrogen undergoing metabolism on the ordinary jail diet of
Bengal		 44
3. The effect on nitrogenous metabolism of varying the quantities of the com-
ponents of the ordinary jail diet		 57
4. The effects of varying the components, i.e., of adding wheat ata, fish or
meat		 75
Summary of results obtained 95
B.—BEHARI DIET 99
1. The value of the diet in proximate principles 100
2. The amount of nitrogen undergoing metabolism on the ordinary jail diet of
Behar		 102
3. The effect on nitrogenous metabolism of varying the quantities of the com-
ponents of the ordinary jail dietaries of Behar.		 111
4. The effects of varying the components of the Behari diet, i.e., of adding an
animal protein to it		 150