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Expand 01 - The Nyasaland (now Malawi) Survey 1938-194301 - The Nyasaland (now Malawi) Survey 1938-1943
Expand 02 - Kenya-Uganda Railway Labour Efficiency Survey02 - Kenya-Uganda Railway Labour Efficiency Survey
Expand 03 - Volta River Project - Ghana03 - Volta River Project - Ghana
Collapse 04 - The Gambia Experiment 1946-195004 - The Gambia Experiment 1946-1950
Collapse 01 - Material used in the publication 'The Gambia Experiment 1946-1950 and other papers' by Veronica Berry01 - Material used in the publication 'The Gambia Experiment 1946-1950 and other papers' by Veronica Berry
Expand 01 - Geography and history of The Gambia and Genieri01 - Geography and history of The Gambia and Genieri
Expand 02 - Proposals, nutrition survey history02 - Proposals, nutrition survey history
Collapse 03 - Planning and execution 03 - Planning and execution
01 - Suggestions for a field working party in Gambia protectorate by WTC Berry and AH Bunting
02 - Note from Dr Berry to Professor Platt: possibilities of investigation into malaria among the Mandinkas of Eastern Kiang district, Gambia
03 - Letters to Dr F Hawking, National Institute for Medical Research, Professor MacDonald LSHTM and Professor Fairley concerning the possibility of associating various investigations with the Field Working Party
04 - Letter from G MacDonald to Professor Platt concerning paludrine
05 - Letter from Dr F Hawking to Professor Platt concerning the possibility of investigating malaria in The Gambia
06 - Notes on the use of trial batches of Gammexane and Methoxone used in the Gambia July 1946
07 - A statement on the present position and future plans of the Nutrition Field Working Party, Gambia, for the Nutrition Sub-Committee
08 - Memorandum for Nutrition Working Party committee meeting 17th October 1947 concerning the change in mechanical cultivation from rice to groundnuts
09 - Minutes of a meeting of the Nutrition Sub-Committee (Gambia) held on 17th and 18th October
10 - Colonial Medical Research Committee, Nutrition Sub-Committee, Gambia reconnaissance party
11 - Gambian soils for analysis, correspondence between BS Platt and with Dr Bunting
12 - August 1947 memorandum by Dr Berry concerning changes to the programme and policy of the Nutrition Field Working Party
13 - Colonial Medical Research Committee Nutrition Sub-Committee 11th meeting minutes and agenda
14 - Letter to the chairman, Nutrition Sub-Committee of CMRC, London from Dr Berry concerning his comments on the miniutes of the Nutrition Sub-Committee meeting of 21 August 1947
15 - Record of a visit to Nutrition Field Working Party at Genieri, October 12-16th 1947
16 - Letter from acting governor of Gambia, ER Ward, to Right Honourable A Creech Jones concerning the mechanised farming of groundnutes
17 - Letter from HA Harding to Professor Platt concerning Harding's views on the final paragraph of the draft heads of agreement between Jenieri and the Nutrition Working Party
18 - The Gambia soils samples taken by Dr Bunting
Expand 04 - Medical 04 - Medical
Expand 05 - Nutrition 05 - Nutrition
Expand 06 - Agriculture (including forestry) 06 - Agriculture (including forestry)
Expand 07 - Education 07 - Education
Expand 08 - Sociology08 - Sociology
Expand 09 - Fajara 09 - Fajara
Expand 10 - Research and development, Applied Nutrition Unit 10 - Research and development, Applied Nutrition Unit
Expand 11 - Reports and notes from the Gambia Experiment - other papers 11 - Reports and notes from the Gambia Experiment - other papers
Expand 12 - Committee meetings12 - Committee meetings
Expand 13 - Correspondence - Fertilisers13 - Correspondence - Fertilisers
Expand 14 - Correspondence - Wood fired gas producer14 - Correspondence - Wood fired gas producer
Expand 15 - Correspondence - Cereal milling15 - Correspondence - Cereal milling
16 - 'A study of the energy expenditure of Africans engaged in various rural activities, with special reference to some environmental and physiological factors which may influence the efficiency of their work - a thesis for the degree of PhD of the University of London' by RH Fox
Expand 02 - Colonial Medical Research Committee, Nutrition Sub-Committee papers02 - Colonial Medical Research Committee, Nutrition Sub-Committee papers
Expand 03 - Maps of The Gambia03 - Maps of The Gambia
Expand 04 - Photographs04 - Photographs
Expand 05 - Raw data taken from surveys carried out in The Gambia05 - Raw data taken from surveys carried out in The Gambia
06 - Nutrition Field Working Party papers
07 - Field Research Station, Fajara - reports
08 - Milk feeding in The Gambia
09 - Publications regarding nutrition in The Gambia
Expand 10 - Nutrition survey at Yoro Beri Kunde in 1945-46 carried out by Joyce Griffiths10 - Nutrition survey at Yoro Beri Kunde in 1945-46 carried out by Joyce Griffiths
11 - Work concerning groundnuts and their cultivation
12 - Correspondence concerning a number of Gambia Experiment projects
13 - Administrative material concerning the colonial nutrition course run in collaboration with the MRC's Human Nutrition Research Unit
14 - Cereal milling
Expand 05 - Applied Nutrition Unit05 - Applied Nutrition Unit
Expand 06 - Patty Fisher collection06 - Patty Fisher collection
Expand 07 - Professor Benjamin Stanley Platt papers07 - Professor Benjamin Stanley Platt papers
Expand 08 - Records relating to the publication of 'miscellaneous information about tropical foods', compiled by Miss Grant08 - Records relating to the publication of 'miscellaneous information about tropical foods', compiled by Miss Grant
Expand 09 - Professor Philip Payne papers09 - Professor Philip Payne papers
Expand 10 - The Culwick Papers 1934-194410 - The Culwick Papers 1934-1944
Expand 11 - Prisoner of War papers11 - Prisoner of War papers
Expand 12 - Dr W R Aykroyd papers12 - Dr W R Aykroyd papers
Expand 13 - Erica Wheeler papers13 - Erica Wheeler papers
Expand 14 - Dr Wadsworth's manual on health aspects of nutrition in the Western Pacific14 - Dr Wadsworth's manual on health aspects of nutrition in the Western Pacific
Expand 15 - Stoke obesity study - Mary Griffiths15 - Stoke obesity study - Mary Griffiths
Expand 16 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition papers16 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition papers
Expand 17 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition study box resource - countries17 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition study box resource - countries
Expand 18 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition study box resource - subjects18 - LSHTM Department of Human Nutrition study box resource - subjects
Expand 19 - Nutrition Slide Collection19 - Nutrition Slide Collection
Expand 20 - Nutrition Policy Unit resource20 - Nutrition Policy Unit resource
Expand 21 - Professor Prakash Shetty papers21 - Professor Prakash Shetty papers
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U.K. AIDS poster, 1989
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