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Incidence
140 cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis and 21 cases of NonRespiratory
Tuberculosis were notified on Form A during 1958
(Table I - Formal Notifications). Of these 78 males and 62
females were Respiratory cases and 7 males and 14 females were
Non-Respiratory. In addition 114 Respiratory cases and 5 NonRespiratory
cases came to our notice as new cases otherwise than
by notification. (Table II - supplemental Return).
The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1958
by notification or otherwise was 280 as compared with 294 in
1957, 349 in 1956, 261 in 1955 and 336 in 1954.
254 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 137 in
males and 117 in females. There were 28 fewer males and 14 more
females than 1957.
There were 3 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as oompared with 5 in 1957. The number
of cases in adults was 18 compared with 18 in 1957.
Of the cases notified in 1958, 1 male and 1 female died from
the Respiratory form of the disease during the year, equal to
1.4 per cent, of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.12 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 1.02 and
for Non-Respiratory 0.10 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.65 per 1,000. In 1957 the corresponding figures were
1.18, 1.07, 0.10 and 0.65 per 1,000.
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