A STUDY ON THE FARMER'S HEALTH CONDITIONS IN AOMORI PREFECTURE

Abstract

A study was performed on 7090 persons living in the rural sections of Aomori prefecture with the Haemconbistixpaper test. 79% of them were women and 21% men. The results obtained can be summarized as follows: 1) From the total group, 385 pevsons (5.4%) had their former and a new disease-symptoms. And among them 255 persons (6.8%) who formed A group had heart disease, hypertension, nephritis and cystitis. In the diagnosis of these diseases the urine test is so important, that it has to be used.2) From the urine PH-test results, the majority of 7, 090 persons had acid reaction in their urine and only 2% all women had alcalic reaction.3) From the urine protein test results, 7.5% of them had urine protein (+)-(++++) and 0.55%(++)-(++++). But we can not find the difference among their sex, age and living districts.4) From the urine test results 2.8% had urine sugar (+)-(++++), and 1.0%(++)-(++++), We can not find the difference between their age and living district, but there are many persons living on a farm with urine sugar.5) From urine sugar test results 3.5% persons over 40 years old had urine sugar (+)-(++++), and 8.1% all men over 40 years old had urine sugar (+)-(++++). But there are 34 womens under 40 years old with urine sugar.6) 0.71% of persons over 40 years old had sugar and protein in their urine.7) From of urine latent blood reaction results, 65 persons (0.91%) had (++)-(++++) p, and the majority of them were women living on a farm.