| Description | Reports, data and correspondence concerning nutrition on the island of St Helena, including: memorandums sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies from the Governor and liver oil manufacturers concerning the extraction of fish liver oil in St Helena, 1938; notes on nutrition in St Helena, unknown author(s), c.1940s; a telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies concerning a delivery of milk to St Helena, 1954; a United Nations recommendation for the allocation of money for dried milk and fish liver oil for St Helena, 1956; a copy of a 'review of food and nutrition in the island of St Helena', by Thelma Norris, WHO nutrition consultant, 1958; data on heights, weights and haemoglobin values from Thelma Norris's survey, 1958; correspondence between the governor of St Helena and the Secretary of State for the Colonies concerning Thelma Norrris 1958 report, August - December 1958 and a letter to the Colonial Office from Miss MW Grant expressing her views and those of Professor Platt and Dr Wadsworth of LSHTM concerning Thelma Norris's 1958 report, 16 Janaury 1959. |