The discovery of the cause of beri-beri : a disease which has cost $9,000,000 and 100,000 lives! Its successful prevention. It still costs a quarter-of-a-million annually but may be prevented for nothing! A great sanitary reform needed and a little justice / by W. Leonard Braddon.

The cause and prevention of beri-beri / by W. Leonard Braddon.

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Braddon, W. Leonard.

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The discovery of the cause of beri-beri : a disease which has cost $9,000,000 and 100,000 lives! Its successful prevention. It still costs a quarter-of-a-million annually but may be prevented for nothing! A great sanitary reform needed and a little justice / by W. Leonard Braddon.

The cause and prevention of beri-beri / by W. Leonard Braddon.

The cause and prevention of beri-beri / by W. Leonard Braddon.