Graduation Day at School of Nursing, Guam
The actual nutrition situation was notso startling as 1t appears from
these statistics, however. The WHIDBEY survey reported a vitamin
deficiencyincidence of 0.9 percent for all districts but Truk and Ponape,
and found few instances of illness which could be traced to lack of
adequate food. Although the levels of consumption of proper foods.
left much to be desired according to American standards, the dietary
habits of the people had sufficed for generations. Better food consumption would depend upon both education and an improved economic situation.
Control of narcotics was never a problem in the Trust Territory.
Betel nut chewing, although a distasteful habit to Americans, was
accepted by the Micronesians, and because it was customary, no attempt was made to forbid its use. The following civil administration
regulations relative to the importation, sale. manufacture of drugs and
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