Excerpt from Studies From the Institute for Medical Research, Federated Malay States, Vol. 4: Observations in the Federated Malay States on Beri-Beri The publication of this Report is justified by the importance of the subject, the facilities afforded for the study of the conditions under which beri-beri develops in Malaya, and the large amount of work in connection with it that has been done in that country. The facts observed do not support many of the current theories; I have endeavoured to state these fairly, and to ascertain how far they would explain the occurrence of the disease. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.