ad mada U.S.ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL prevalent in this area, and such conditions as diseases of the sweat glands, dermatitis seborrheica, and molluscum contagiosum. Rates were much higher in the Saipan and Marshall Istunds districts than in the Palau district—246.2 and 214.2 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with 62.9, respectively. MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES Prevalence rates for diseases which occurred with greatest frequency are presented by district in table 19. These diseases were diagnosed! from the general physical examinations rather than from special tests and examinations. Se| ed Table 19. - oN mm eee ee Morbidity for selected diagnoses (Prevalence rates per 1,000 examinations) Total Saipan district Palan district Selected diagnosis . Nun ber Examinations Dermstopbs tosis Chronile tonsillitis and nasopharyngltls Rate Number | 22146 °°) 6.61! 296. 5 3,33 Marshall Islands | Rate * | Sumber ric Rate Number | Rate 4,999 Co 10, 575 *) | 6, 572 ) 1,899 379.9 2, 683 283.7 1) 2,029 308.7 150. 2 1,433 286.6 555 525 1, 338 203. 6 3H 149, 2 1@31 246.2 665 62.9 1, 408 214.2 2, OST i. 2 49 89.8 675 63.8 963 146. 5, 1, 363 7G. 6 262 52.4 KO 85.1 401 61,0 pag 784 41.0 35.4 23 H.6 3 519 41.9 49.1 193 m4 #32 3.5 126 65.2 123 11.6 BB 12.6 325 14.7 oe 12.0 v4 7.0 191 Aw. l.¢ Diseases of the skin and cellular tissue ; Pleryzium Degenerative joint disease Conjuuctivitts Cataract Acute respiratory lnfecuens Nenpilastic diseases fofaramastory ulseases ofesr - 87 4 is Ti. 27 9.8 132 36. 4 10 a 75 Opacity of corneas 21) 195 0.5 as 82 101 16. 4 2.2 86 2 &1 26 a 66 10.0 Anemia 185 ad & 24 4 .4 We 17.8 Vilamin deficiency 6&5 The most prevalent diseases in the Saipan, Palau, and Marshall Islands districts were skin diseases, disenses of the eye, and respiratory diseases. Leprosy was also of major importance. Other diseases of wide prevalence were degenerative joint disease, neoplastic diseases, rickers and vitamin deficiency, anemia, and inflammatory diseases of the ear. Diseases carried by mosquitoes and other arthropods do not assume the importance in the trust territory that ts usual in other tropical areas. Malaria is not an indigenous disease at the present 1218 tone ewe. py , VOLUME 10, XO. 10 1 NeTR en TT TN Se oe SeeERNE TOEa creeparty oteew—* i “Not applicable.