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Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
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scholarly journals The Political Economy of Sugar in Southern Africa – Introduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
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High Rainfall ◽  
Chief Factors

The abundant health enjoyed by these people [the Xhosa] must undoubtedly be principally ascribed to the simple food on which they live: milk, the principal dish, which is supplied in abundance by numerous herds of cows; meat, mostly roasted; corn, millet and watermelons, prepared in different ways, appease hunger… —Ludwig Alberti (1807)1 The tuberculosis scourge is undoubtedly on the upgrade in the Native Territories and especially in this district with its high rainfall and congested population. Unsatisfactory conditions of living and nutrition are amongst the chief factors in spreading malnutrition… the former accounted, I'm afraid, for a considerable infant mortality and pellagralike conditions among the adults.

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