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The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1953
by notification or otherwise was 304, as compared with 331 in
1952, 316 in 1951, 369 in 1950, and 305 in 1949.
276 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 152 in
males and 124 in females. There were 38 fewer males and 8 more
females than in 1952.
The reduction in the number of males notified as suffering
from Respiratory Tuberculosis is encouraging but there is no
reason for complacency. This reduction should only serve as a
stimulus to improve and extend methods of case-finding, and
it is anticipated that additional facilities in this sphere will be
provided at the new clinic.
There were 6 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 5 in 1952. The number
of cases in adults was 22, compared with 20 in 1952.
Of the cases notified in 1953, 2 males and 2 females died from
the Respiratory form of the disease during the year, equal to
2.1 per cent. of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.21 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 1.10, and
for Non-Respiratory 0.11 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.84 per 1,000. In 1952 the corresponding figures were
1.32, 1.22, 0.10 and 0.97 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952.
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January,
1953, to 31st December, 1953:—