| PAGE |
| Preface | iii-iv |
| CHAPTER I |
| History of Scurvy | 1 |
| (a) Outbreaks on Land; (b) Outbreaks at Sea; (c) Infantile Scurvy; (d) Scurvy in the World War |
| CHAPTER II |
| Pathogenesis and Etiology | 23 |
| Pathogenesis: Theories; Potassium Deficiency; Acidosis; Toxic; Bacterial; Vitamine (Accessory Factor) |
| Etiology: Breast-Fed Infants | 35 |
| Artificially Fed Infants: Pasteurized Milk; Boiled and Sterilized Milk; Dried Milk; Condensed Milk; Proprietary Foods (Effect of Alkalization) | 40 |
| Age, Season and Climate; Economic Status; Psychic Element; Predisposition; Effect of Other Food Constituents; Exciting Factors |
| CHAPTER III |
| The Antiscorbutic Vitamine | 62 |
| Characteristics: Relation To Heat, Drying, Aging, Ultra-Violet Rays, Shaking | 65 |
| Mode of Action—(a) Direct: As a Nutriment; Antitoxin; Catalyzer; (b) Indirect: Endocrine Action | 69 |
| Fate in the Body: Storing; Content in Blood; Excretion; Fate in Gastro-intestinal Tract; Effect on Digestive Processes | 74 |
| Irregularities of Action; Effect on Growth |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Pathology | 81 |
| (a) Gross: General Appearance; Hemorrhages; Anasarca; Heart; Lungs; Alimentary Tract and its Glands; Urinary Tract; Lymph Nodes; Organs of Internal Secretion; Brain and Spinal Cord; Bones; |
| (b) Microscopic: Skin; Muscles; Blood-vessels; Lungs; Heart; Intestinal Tract and its Glands; Kidney; Adrenals; Pancreas; Thymus; Central Nervous System; Peripheral Nerves; Retina; Bones |
| CHAPTER V |
| Experimental Scurvy | 111 |
| Historical Review |
| Pathogenesis | 116 |
| Pathology: Effect on the Foetus; Scurvy in the Monkey; Microscopic Pathology; Bones; Teeth; Nerves; Blood Vessels; Interpretation of Bacteria in the Tissues | 122 |
| Symptoms | 135 |
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| CHAPTER VI |
| Antiscorbutic Foods | 143 |
| Historical Review | 143 |
| Milk: Raw; Pasteurized; Dried | 150 |
| Fruits and Fruit Juices: Dried | 153 |
| Vegetables: Cabbage; Effect of Heating. Potato. Swede | 158 |
| Dehydrated Vegetables: Canned Foods (Tomatoes) | 166 |
| Germinated Cereals and Pulses; Meat and Eggs; Beer And Alcoholic Beverages; Miscellaneous |
| Conclusions | 173 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| Symptomatology and Diagnosis | 176 |
| In Adults | 176 |
| In Infants: (a) Acute; (b) Subacute; (c) Latent.—hemorrhage Of Gums; Subperiosteal Hemorrhage: Skin; Mucous Membranes and Subcutaneous Tissues; Hemorrhages of Internal Organs; Nails and Hair; Eczema; Edema; Tenderness; Beading of Ribs; Separation of Epiphysis; “White Line” Cardiovascular System; “Cardiorespiratory Syndrome” Nervous System; Urinary System; the Blood and Blood-vessels; Nutrition and Growth; Fever; Complications; Epidemic Form | 183 |
| Differential Diagnosis: Rheumatism; Purpura; Congenital Syphilis; Bone Tumors; Osteomyelitis; Poliomyelitis, etc. | 219 |
| CHAPTER VIII |
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