CONSUMPTION OF IODINE.
desire for an increase. The. following is an extract from an article recently published in one of America's foremost chemical trade journals : ".In the long run, the position of the iodine market is controlled by the fact that the total supply, if if- were not regulated, would undoubtedly exceed the demand. The. world's production of iodine in 1869 amounted to 345,000 pounds, and in 1891. to 960,000 pounds. No figures are obtainable on the present production, but the _ fact is generally known that more iodine is thrown awav than is placed on the market "Attempts in a half-hearted way have been made to increase the consumption of iodine. Experiments havo been carried on in Rochester, New York, and on the Pacific Coast for using ' iodine in city water in order to prevent and euro goitre. . , The producers are now tryirlg to increase tho permanent consumption of iodino by educating the world public in new an present uses."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19031, 30 May 1925, Page 7
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