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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 1954
by notification or otherwise was 336 as compared with 304 in
1953, 331 in 1952, 316 in 1951, and 369 in 1950.
306 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 185 in
males and 121 in females. There were 33 more males and 3 fewer
females than in 1953.
There were 7 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 6 in 1953. The number
of cases in adults was 23 compared with 22 in 1953.
Of the cases notified in 1954, 4 males and 1 female died
from the Respiratory form of the disease during the year, equal
to 2.4 per cent. of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.34 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 1.22, and
for Non-Respiratory 0.12 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.95 per 1,000. In 1953 the corresponding figures were
1.21, 1.10, 0.11 and 0.84 per 1.000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January,
1954 to 31st December, 1954:-