The undoubted facts are these:—
(1) That the Fijian race is tainted by various forms of tubercle, acquired and inherited;
(2) That the taint is more marked where there is an infusion of Polynesian or European blood;
(3) That females are more affected than males;
(4) That the disease is on the increase;
(5) That the inherent debility of the race is partly due to this taint.
FOOTNOTES:
[100] I am indebted to Dr. Lynch, who has made a special study of the subject, for the medical portion of this chapter.