Iodine  Content of  Salt Samples Collected at "Trader's Level"

 

 
 

 

 

Data of research studies conducted by Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

 

 KERALA
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Palaghat    

2001

INA

7(38.8)

11(61.2)

INA

18

Ernakulam                       

2001

INA

5(27.7)

13(72.2)

INA

18

Idukki          

2001

INA

12(75.0)

4(25.0)

INA

16

Trichur        

2001

INA

7(38.8)

11(61.1)

INA

18

Aleppey            

2001

INA

8(66.6)

4(33.4)

INA

12

Kottayam          

2001

INA

4( 33.3)

8 ( 66.6)

INA

12

Calicut                         

2001

INA

11( 61.1)

7( 38.8)

INA

18

Pathanamthitta                  

2001

INA

5( 27.7)

13( 72.2)

INA

18

Trivandrum       

2001

INA

3( 16.6)

15(83.3)

INA

18

Kollam             

2001

INA

     5 ( 27.7)

13(72.2)

INA

18

Malappuram        

2001

INA

10(55.5)

8(44.4)

INA

18
 
 
MADHYA PRADESH
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Bastar

1996

0(0.0)

7(36.8)

12(63.2)

INA

19

Dhar

1996

0(0.0)

4(40.0)

6(60.0)

INA

10

Indore

1996

0(0.0)

2(28.6)

5(71.4)

INA

7

Morena

1996

1(5.3)

2(10.6)

17(89.4)

INA

19

Ratlam

1996

0(0.0)

4(44.4)

5(55.6)

INA

9

Shahdol

1996

1(11.1)

1(11.1)

8(88.9)

INA

9

Sidhi

1996

0(0.0)

4(44.4)

5(55.6)

INA

9

Sihore

1996

4(25.0)

9(56.2)

7(43.8)

INA

16

Vidhisa

1996

0(0.0)

5(50.0)

5(50.0)

INA

10

TOTAL

 

6(5.6)

38(35.2)

70(64.8)

INA

108

 

 

PONDICHERRY
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Karaikal            

2001

INA

6(50.0)

6(50.0)

INA

12

Pondicherry    

2001

INA

7(58.3)

5(41.7)

INA

12

Yanam               

2001

INA

7(58.3)

5(41.7)

INA

12

Mahe        

2001

INA

6(50.0)

6(50.0)

INA

12
 
 
PUNJAB
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

               

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Amritsar

1997

0(0.0)

7(77.8)

INA

2(22.2)

9

Bhatinda

1997

0(0.0)

2(16.7)

INA

10(83.3)

12

Faridkot

1997

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

INA

11(100.0)

11

Fatehgarh

1997

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

INA

12(100.0)

12

Fsrozpur

1997

0(0.0)

1(16.7)

INA

5(83.3)

6

Gurdaspur

1997

0(0.0)

3(37.5)

INA

5(62.5)

8

Hoshiarpur

1997

1(8.3)

3(25.0)

INA

8(66.7)

12

Jalandhar

1997

0(0.0)

5(50.0)

INA

5(50.0)

10

Kapurthala

1997

0(0.0)

2(22.2)

INA

7(77.8)

9

Ludhiana

1997

0(0.0)

1(8.3)

INA

11(91.7)

12

Mansa

1997

0(0.0)

1(9.1)

INA

10(90.9)

11

Moga

1997

0(0.0)

2(18.2)

INA

9(81.8)

11

Muktsar

1997

0(0.0)

3(42.9)

INA

4(57.1)

7

Navashahar

1997

0(0.0)

1(8.3)

INA

11(91.7)

12

Patiala

1997

0(0.0)

6(54.5)

INA

5(45.5)

11

Ropar

1997

0(0.0)

3(25.0)

INA

9(75.0)

12

Sangrur

1997

0(0.0)

10(83.3)

INA

2(16.7)

12

TOTAL

1997

1(0.6)

50(28.2)

INA

126(71.2)

177

 

 
TAMIL NADU
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Nagapattinam 

2001

INA

9(75.0)

 

3(25.0)

INA

12

Thiruvarur          

2001

INA

5(55.5)

4(45.5)

INA

9

Villupuram       

2001

INA

16(88.8)

2(11.2)

INA

18

Virudhunagar   

2001

INA

15(83.3)

3(16.7)

INA

18

Tiruvanamalai      

2001

INA

11(78.6)

3(21.4)

INA

14

Madurai        

2001

INA

21(42.0)

29(58.0)

INA

50

Cuddalore        

2001

INA

10(55.5)

8(44.5)

INA

18

Thanjavur      

2001

INA

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

INA

2

Vellore    

2001

INA

13(72.2)

5(27.8)

INA

18

Dharmapuri  

2001

INA

17(94.4)

1(5.6)

INA

18

Trichi       

2001

INA

8(27.6)

21(72.4)

INA

29

Karur 

2001

INA

19(63.3)

11(36.7)

INA

30

Thiruvellore  

2001

INA

8(40.0)

12(60.0)

INA

20
 
 
UTTAR PRADESH
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Agra

1988

0

9(90.0)

0(0.0)

1(10.0)

10

 

Bareilly

1998

1(7.2)

7(50.0)

3(21.4)

3(21.4)

14

 

Gorakhpur

1998

0(0.0)

15(57.7)

5(19.2)

6(23.1)

26

 

Kanpur

1989

0(0.0)

6(42.8)

5(35.7)

3(21.4)

14

 

Lalitpur

1989

0(0.0)

4(22.2)

4(22.2)

10(55.6)

18

 

Lakhimpur  Kheri

1989

0(0.0)

10(66.7)

2(13.3)

3(20.0)

15

 

Meerut

1989

0(0.0)

4(57.1)

2(28.6)

1(14.3)

7

 

Padrona

(Kushi Nagar)

1989

0(0.0)

14(73.7)

1(5.3)

4(21.0)

19

 

Pauri

1989

2(33.3)

4(66.7)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

6

 

Pithoragarh

1989

0(0.0)

3(27.3)

4(36.4)

4(36.4)

11

 

Saharanpur

1989

1(7.7)

4(30.8)

6(46.1)

2(15.4)

13

 

Sidharth Nagar

1989

0(0.0)

3(42.9)

0(0.0)

4(57.1)

7

 

Sultanpur

1989

0(0.0)

4(36.4)

3(27.1)

4(36.4)

11

 

Uttar Kashi

1989

0(0.0)

4(16.7)

9(37.5)

11(45.8)

24

 

Varanasi

1989

0(0.0)

5(35.7)

3(21.4)

6(42.9)

14

 

 
 WEST BENGAL*
District wise data

Name of the

District

Year   

              

                        Iodine content (ppm)

 

Total

Nil

<15

15-30

30& more

Malda

1998

INA

INA

7

INA

INA

Birbhum

1998

INA

INA

35

INA

INA

Coochbehar

1998

INA

INA

57.65

INA

INA

Hooghly

1998

INA

INA

64.00

INA

INA

Midnapore

1998

INA

INA

20.00

INA

INA

24-Parganas(s)

1998

INA

INA

91.75

INA

INA

Darjeeling

1998

INA

INA

39.85

INA

INA

Burdwan

1998

INA

INA

40.25

INA

INA

Purulia

1998

INA

INA

14.25

INA

INA

 

Values in percentages

 

*Ref : Sinha RK,  Roy BK, Nandy P, Saha SK, Dutta S, Dobe M, Mondal RN, Marimathu P. A study on Knowledge, Attitude, Practices in rural families of west Bengal about iodised salt, and body iodine status in young children. Applied Nutrition 1999, 24(1), 25-35.

 

 

INA= Information not available

Figures in parenthesis denote percentages

 

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