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years, of which 52 were children under 15 years of age; the parts
affected were as follows :—
Bones, Glands. Spine. Pleura. Elbow. Hip. Leg. Peritoneum. Skin. Meninges.
3 21 5 2 2 3 1 3 1 11
Of these 52 children the only ones who have died were the 11 cases
of tuberculous meningitis: all the rest of the children are alive and
doing well, and 4 cases have even been de-notified; so the position is that,
with the exception of tuberculous meningitis, no death of a person
under the age of 15 years has been registered as due to Non-pulmonary
Tuberculosis for a period of 5 years, and only 2 deaths from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis have occurred. Obviously the prognosis of Tuberculosis in
childhood and early years is very good.
I am still of opinion that these children, combating Tuberculosis or
having a tendency thereto, would be greatly helped in their efforts
by a well-appointed open-air school, and, with the population crowded as
I have never known it crowded before, the desirability of such an
open-air school is greater than ever.
Notification and Deaths.
During the year 1926, 85 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
69 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 16 other forms of the
disease.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of
Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during
1926: —