16 MAY 1925, Page 15

IODINE AND HEALTH [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—"

Crusader's " communication on "Iodine and Health," which appeared in the Spectator of April 4th, has evoked some measure of hope in those who are suffering from goitre. It would have been interesting to hear the opinions of other doctors. May I, meanwhile, venture to ask the writer of the article the following questions : (i.) Is goitre curable without an operation ? (ii.) Is there any institution in England where a sufferer may undergo iodine treatment under the direction of an experienced physician ? (iii.) Do the children of a goitrous father or mother run the risk of being born cretins ?—I am, Sir, &c.,