Show r W ll CE E GOITRE sU SURVEY VEY 01 n. n Dr Wallace of the State Board of who is now completing a aate aate alt recently survey on goitre wide lt ate wined all an the pupils of twelve of Iron County Count Schools All pupIls t e of the thy thy- owing any also those where there was id gland question of any were positive group The fol- fol at ut t in the results were shown vine ing Num Number of pupils c examined 1507 1607 1024 1021 umber Number having goitre I IPer Per cent having goitre I IThe The schools varied aried a great deal in cent with the highest highest rf r average of 83 per cent owing ro an school while Enoch was the f f its west est with ith only 15 per cent all of I p ese r having haing come from elsewhere One outstanding fact was th that t Parowan High School showed 6 G. i iper I per cent more than Cedar junior high while Cedar grades showed 83 per percent percent percent cent more than Parowan grades Dr Wallace thinks this probably due to the fact that many of the Parowan children have had continuous treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment since the work was commenced a year ago last lut January This likely has cleared up many of those just beginning beginning be be- ginning to develop goitre who would be the younger children of the grade school In Cedar the treatment was discontinued during the summer months In sections where treatment has been given it has taken about four years jurs to bring desired result results so o treatment will be continued in Iron County Courty schools the coming year All children will be given gi one iodine tablet tab tab- let to prevent goitre from eloping developing w while ile those who have already developed developed developed devel devel- it will be given ghen two tablets so as asin in tn get quicker results GOITRE SURVEY SURrEY IRON IRO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Females Per Cent Males N Pos drool hool Pos Fos Neg Pos Pos Neg Pos School ew Castle 9 15 7 8 41 lodena 6 9 40 7 10 aryl 1 3 25 5 4 55 mid and 3 4 0 0 1 3 25 2 2 50 Springs f ton n 4 9 9 4 50 nosh 3 2 6 25 T t 11 83 15 10 9 8 5 5 62 37 22 45 8 2 24 8 7 75 5 23 1 high 40 30 O 62 9 elem 88 69 59 60 95 36 edar Jr RiCh high 48 43 GS 63 12 85 68 8 edar elem 91 39 I. I L A. A C. C high 14 11 56 56 33 33 12 dials otal l males examined Per cent positive males otal females examined Per cent positive females otal examined 1507 Per cent positive District |