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THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. R.H.J. Fanthorpe, M.D., M.R.C.P.
Chest Physician
Measures for the prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis are directed
from the Chest Clinic and the results during 1967 may be regarded as satisfactory.
Incidence
81 cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis and 13 cases of Non-Respiratory
Tuberculosis were notified on Form A during 1967 (Table 1 - Formal Notification).
Of these 50 males and 31 females were Respiratory cases and 5
males and 8 females were Non-Respiratory. In addition 49 Respiratory cases
and 4 Non-Respiratory cases came to our notice as new cases otherwise than
by notification.
The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1967 by notification or otherwise
was 147.
130 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 82 in males and
48 in females.
There were 3 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among children
under 15 years. The number of cases in adults was 10.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis, all forms, was 0.44 per 1,000 of the
population, for Respiratory Tuberculosis 0.39 and for Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis
0.05 per 1,000 population. The notification rate was 0.28 per 1,000..

In 1967 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was 0.07 per 1,000
population.
The rate from Respiratory Tuberculosis was 0.07 and the rate for NonRespiratory
0.00.
In 1967 the total number of deaths was 25. All but 5 of the deaths occurred
in the age groups 45 years and over. There was no death in children of school
age.