Abstract
A preliminary study of the iodine content of the water supplies of the Province of Alberta has been made. The iodine content of the surface water is usually less than one part of iodine per billion (1000 million) parts of water. The iodine content of water from deep wells varies from 0 to 660 parts of iodine per billion parts of water. There is a relation between the iodine content of deep wells and the geological strata from which the water is derived. A goitre survey of the province is in progress and a map shows its distribution. A close relation between the iodine content of the water and the prevalence of goitre has not been revealed so far. A number of factors that may affect this relation have been discussed.
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