A s LONG AS THE VICTIMS of protein-

calorie malnutrition of early child-hood (P-CM) continue to be counted by time million annually just so long will it remain imperative to amass information concerning the fate of the survivors. Protein-calorie malnutrition is a spec-truin of disease, not only so far as the clinical signs are concerned, (1) but also regarding biochemical derangements (2). Time prevalent pattern varies considerably from place to place and even in the same place there are noticeable changes with time (3). Consequently, it is important to study the problem in different parts of the world. Excellent reports (4, 5) have come from units specially devoted to research on malnutrition in young children. Results obtainedi can be safely assumed to be superior to those possible in large over-crowded general pediatric wards. Time con-clitions under which the present study was made resemble more closely those re-ported from general hospitals (6, 7) with regard to treatment, but the tests were carried out in a research laboratory. The purpose was to compare results obtained for those wimo survived with those who died, particularly with regard to initia