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The author qualified MD at Trinity Medical College, Toronto in 1899. In 1905 he was with Manson-Bahr at the London School of Tropical Medicine. In the next year he went to Kuala Lumpur in Malaya and devoted himself to the study of beri-beri, and its relation to a rice diet. He proved that the 'polished' grain lacked certain components, and so caused this deficiency disease, and from this theory the idea of 'Vitamins' was later developed. He also did valuable research on mosquitoes. In 1920 he was Director of the Malaria Bureau, and received his KCMG in 1934 [cf. BMJ 1938, i, pp. 312, 313].
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GB 0120 MSS.4693-4697 1905-1909 Collection (fonds) 5 volumes Stanton , Sir , Ambrose Thomas , 1875-1938 , Knight , medical researcher
The author qualified MD at Trinity Medical College, Toronto in 1899. In 1905 he was with Manson-Bahr at the London School of Tropical Medicine. In the next year he went to Kuala Lumpur in Malaya and devoted himself to the study of beri-beri, and its relation to a rice diet. He proved that the 'polished' grain lacked certain components, and so caused this deficiency disease, and from this theory the idea of 'Vitamins' was later developed. He also did valuable research on mosquitoes. In 1920 he was Director of the Malaria Bureau, and received his KCMG in 1934 [cf. BMJ 1938, i, pp. 312, 313].
Presented 1944.
Papers of Sir Ambrose Thomas Stanton, 1905-1909, comprising original tables, statistics, etc. relating to researches into the etiology of Beri-beri, and its connection with a rice diet. Author's holograph MSS. Vols. II and IV are indexes to Vol. I and Vol. III respectively. Vol. V contains case-papers from the Hospital at Jelebu, some with notes by Stanton. Produced in Jelebu (Negri Sembilan), FMS.
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Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
The results of these researches were published as No. 10 of 'Studies from the Institute of Medical Research, Federated Malay States' in 1909: they were republished in 'Collected papers on Beri-beri', London, 1924.
Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jan 2009 Nutrition disorders Systems of medicine Dietetics Diet Social problems Malnutrition Pathology Diseases Deficiency diseases Vitamin b deficiency Avitaminosis Thiamine deficiency Beriberi Agricultural products Crops Cereals Rice South East Asia Malaysia Stanton , Sir , Ambrose Thomas , 1875-1938 , Knight , medical researcher Nutritional and metabolic diseases
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Presented 1944.
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Papers of Sir Ambrose Thomas Stanton, 1905-1909, comprising original tables, statistics, etc. relating to researches into the etiology of Beri-beri, and its connection with a rice diet. Author's holograph MSS. Vols. II and IV are indexes to Vol. I and Vol. III respectively. Vol. V contains case-papers from the Hospital at Jelebu, some with notes by Stanton. Produced in Jelebu (Negri Sembilan), FMS.
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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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- Health » Hygiene
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- Health » Health policy
- Higher science education » Medical education
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- Systems of medicine » Dietetics
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- Social problems » Malnutrition
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- Pathology » Diseases
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- Agricultural products » Crops
- Agricultural products » Crops » Cereals
- Agricultural products » Crops » Cereals » Rice
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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