relation between local radioactivity and the incidence of goitre, this does not definitely involve causation,” said Dr. Marsden.
The soils at New Plymouth had 22 times the iodine content of those at Palmerston Norm, Mr R. L. Andrew told the meeting. Vegetables grown at Palmerston North contained 142 parts of iodine and at New Plymouth 165 parts in 1,000,000,009. On these figures it could be concluded that there was no material difference in the content in vegetables but there was a much wider proportion of iodine content in the cow’s milk of the two districts, the Palmerston North content being 18.6 and New Plymouth 50. In eggs the average content was 86 and 181 respectively. The conclusion to be drawn was that the New Plymouth soil had more iodine content.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 244, 14 October 1937, Page 8
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