Abstract
The number of schools (elementary, junior high, high schools and other schools for children) in Tottori Prefecture was 285 in the year 1972. In December of that year, a total of 103, 092 pupils were listed in these schools. Questionnaires were sent to all of the the schools, and 234 (82%) answered our questions concerning diabetic patients among the pupils in each school. The 85, 584 children in those 234 corresponded to 83% of the total number pupils in the prefecture. According to the answers from the 234 schools, nine patients among the 85, 584 pupils were treated for diabetes in that December. These patients, their family doctors and their school nurses were interviewed and the data in the answers from the schools was confirmed.
Nine of the diabetic patients were between the ages of 7 and 18. 3 were males and 6 females. In these 85, 584 pupils the incidence of diabetes was about 0.01%.
Insulin was administered in 5 of the cases nd iral hypoglycemic agents in the other 4. Three of the female patients treated with c al ypoglycemic agents had diabetic mothers.
