From July 28 to 30, 1970 and from August 11 to 13, 1970, we made investigations on the hygienic condition of the 120 persons under 69 years and over 70 years of age living in Tuka, Hazehara, Kadonyu and Tonyu villages of Tokuyama Section, Ibigun, Gifu Prefecture The following are the conclusions which we have arrived at. 1) Many of the villagers are suffering from anaemia conjunctivae, erosion of mouth corner, unbalanced-reflex of knee-jerk, grasping pain of calf-muscle and goiter, which are a. series of diseases or syndrome owing to unbalanced diet. 2) Many of then also are suffering from remarkable aging phenomena, such as wrinkles of skin, pigmentary flecks of skin and lengthwise lines of nail. 3) As to albuminuria, 12.5% of young, mature and elderly people and 33.3% of aged people are positive. As to glycosuria, one woman and one man are sufferers from it. 4) Among the diseases, diagnostically most prevalent, are hypertension, diseases of the digestive tract, neuralgia, cardiac diseases, migraine and skin diseases, in order of incidence . 5) Carnaculin, which was offered by the Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Ltd., was administered to the hypertensive patients, 3-6 tablets in a day to be taken three times, and 66.7% of the patients have improved.
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