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Incidence
121 cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis and 18 cases of NonRespiratory
Tuberculosis were notified on Form A during 1960
(Table I - Formal Notifications). Of these 86 males and 35
females were Respiratory cases and 12 males and 6 females were
Non-Respiratory. In addition 71 Respiratory cases and 6 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 1960
by notification or otherwise was 213 as compared with 264 in
1959, 280 in 1958, 294 in 1957 and 349 in 1956.
192 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 125 in
males and 67 in females. There were 39 fewer males and 11 fewer
females than 1959.
There were no cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 2 in 1959. The number
of cases in adults was 18 compared with 14 in 1959.
Of the cases notified in 1960, 1 male and 2 females died
from the Respiratory form of the disease during the year, equal
to 2.15 per cent, of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 0.85 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 0.77 and
for Non-Respiratory 0.08 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.51 per 1,000. In 1959 the corresponding figures were
1.06, 0.97, 0.09 and 0.60 per 1,000.
Notification Register