Abstract
It is more than five years since Steenbock,<sup>1</sup>closely followed by Hess,<sup>2</sup>reported the epoch-making discovery of the antirachitic activation of food substances by their exposure to rays from the mercury quartz lamp. No extensive reports of the clinical effects of foods so treated have yet been recorded, as commercially irradiated foods have become available only during the past year. In addition, on account of the almost universal exposure to sunshine and skyshine during the summer months, it is possible from the practical standpoint to test the clinical value of irradiated foods only during the winter season. Such tests are now under way in this clinic but on account of the paucity of suitable material it will be some months before an adequate report can be made. However, during the past year in our laboratories about 1,500 rats have been utilized in a study of the antirachitic effect
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