The dietetic treatment of diabetes / by B.D. Basu.

  • Baman Das Basu
Date:
1915
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Credit: The dietetic treatment of diabetes / by B.D. Basu. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the intestines — bring about toxaemia. Of late years, principally due to the writings of Sir Arbuthnot Lane, the pernicious effects of intestinal stasis are being recognised by the medical pro¬ fession all over the world. One of the most important causes of alimentary toxaemia in India is undoubtedly the condition of the latrines generally all over the country. The civilization of a land is to be judged from the con¬ dition of its latrines. In rural tracts, no latrines are attached to dwelling houses, as their inhabitants go to fields to attend to the calls of nature. This has its obvious advantages. But in towns the latrines generally are not what they should be. They are ill-ventilated, filthy and not provided in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of the members of a large household. Their condi¬ tion is such that it is disgusting to many to visit them to answer the calls of nature. Latrines should be improved. If half of the time devoted to toilet, were spent in water closets, it would greatly relieve alimentary toxaemia of persons calling themselves civilized. Various, then, are the causes which give rise to alimentary toxaemia. Oral sepsis, piles, errors in diet, malaria, worries, anxieties, &c., are principally responsible for the occurrence of alimentary toxaemia amongst educated Indians.
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