The Municipal Council contributed $3,000 towards research work which was undertaken in collaboration with the Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research in the study of the health Of workers in several trades. Previous research had demonstrated that beri-beri, which is very common among young boy workers, could be eliminated, and it was desired to carry laboratory and hospital work experiments into the preventive field. The organization of a. small diet kitchen to cater for scme 50 boys was planned, the total expenditure for which was estimated to be $9,000 for 1937. It was agreed that the food costs, $2520, would be paid by the factory owner, $3480 by the Lester Institute, and $3.00 by the Council Further reference to this matter wil} be found in the Industrial Section report.
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