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PHS Memo on Elevated Fluorosis Rates in Black Community
Dr. Russell told me today that negroes in Grand Rapids had twice as much fluorosis as others - (indices of 0.15 vs. 0.35). In a community with a larger number…
January 10, 1962
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Date: January 10, 1962
Author: F.J. Maier
Recipient: Chief, Division Control Branch, Division of Dental Public Health and Resources, PHS
Subject: Public Health Service, Water Fluoridation
Type: Correspondence
Excerpt: Dr. Russell told me today that negroes in Grand Rapids had twice as much fluorosis as others - (indices of 0.15 vs. 0.35). In a community with a larger number of negroes (say in Dekalb County, Georgia) would this tend to change our optimum fluoride levels? Would this observation indicate more studies in case opponents use this finding?