Scurvy during some British polar expeditions, 1875–1917
Scurvy was known from the earliest times as a condition likely to arise when men were constrained to live upon a limited diet because of crop failure, siege or extended voyaging. It was first clearly described in the thirteenth century but, although its connexion with restricted supplies and especia...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400050130 2024-10-06T13:52:18+00:00 Scurvy during some British polar expeditions, 1875–1917 Kendall, E. J. C. 1955 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400050130 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400050130 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 7, issue 51, page 467-485 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1955 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400050130 2024-09-11T04:04:29Z Scurvy was known from the earliest times as a condition likely to arise when men were constrained to live upon a limited diet because of crop failure, siege or extended voyaging. It was first clearly described in the thirteenth century but, although its connexion with restricted supplies and especially with paucity of vegetables and fruit in the diet, was recognized from that period, its occurrence was ascribed to many other factors. Thus, because it often affected many members of a closed community at about the same time, it was thought to be contagious; and although conditions such as cold, the diminution of daylight in polar regions and the constant humidity of sea voyages were the reason for lack of fresh fruits and vegetables, these conditions themselves were suggested as causes of the disease. Likewise poverty, resulting in overcrowding and insanitary conditions, was blamed, whilst in reality economic conditions prevented the poor from buying antiscorbutic foods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 7 51 467 485 |
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Scurvy was known from the earliest times as a condition likely to arise when men were constrained to live upon a limited diet because of crop failure, siege or extended voyaging. It was first clearly described in the thirteenth century but, although its connexion with restricted supplies and especially with paucity of vegetables and fruit in the diet, was recognized from that period, its occurrence was ascribed to many other factors. Thus, because it often affected many members of a closed community at about the same time, it was thought to be contagious; and although conditions such as cold, the diminution of daylight in polar regions and the constant humidity of sea voyages were the reason for lack of fresh fruits and vegetables, these conditions themselves were suggested as causes of the disease. Likewise poverty, resulting in overcrowding and insanitary conditions, was blamed, whilst in reality economic conditions prevented the poor from buying antiscorbutic foods. |
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Scurvy during some British polar expeditions, 1875–1917 |
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Scurvy during some British polar expeditions, 1875–1917 |
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Scurvy during some British polar expeditions, 1875–1917 |
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