Mapping of fluorine content in drinking artesian waters

The article studies the effect of elevated concentrations of fluoride in drinking water on population morbidity. The causal connection of high level of morbidity with drinking water quality, in particular with high concentration of fluoride in it, was established. The coefficients of Pearson linear correlation and polychoric correlation index were calculated for the following diseases: diseases of the gallbladder and the bile-excreting pathways; caries; diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the genitourinary system, the circulatory system; fluorosis.