Goitre

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6993, 1 November 1932, Page 8

Goitre

THE lODINE THEORY. Despite centuries of observation and speculation there still remains a sharp division of opinion as to the fundamental cause of goitre. However the century old theory, of a deficiency of iodine in the food supply, of tho affected areas, receives considerable support notably from Switzerland, America, Norway and New Zealand. The field evidence in New Zealand early led to a systematic investigation of the iodine deficiency theory. The weight of evidence in this country produced by Professor Hercus and officers working under his direction at the Otago University and Dr. R. A. Shore of the Health Department and Mr. K. L. Andrews of the Dominion Laboratory, indicates that the deficiency of iodine in the soil and the food supply is closely correlated with the widespread endemic typ° of goitro occurring in wellmarked areas. Generally speaking where the iodine content of the soil is high incidence of goitre is low, and when tho former is low the latter is high.. The daily use of Cerebos lodised Salt for the table and for cooking ensures an adequate supply of iodine for each member of the family. (Advt.).