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Under 5 Aged 5 Over 15
years of to 15 years, Total
age years
Posterior Schick:
Positive 3 8 - 11
Negative 40 147 5 192
Not reaa 5 3 - 8
Cancer, The percentage of deaths from this cause was 16,4 and the
death rate 2.05- The age distribution at death is shown in Table 1
at the end of this Report.
Tuberculosis. The death rate from this cause was 0.84 (pulmonary
0.77 and non-pulmonary 0.07). The following is the information
required by the Ministry of Health:
Age periods New Cases. Deaths.
years. Respiratory Non-respiratory Respiratory Non-respiratory
M.F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
0-1 - - - - 1 - -
1-5 - - - 1 - - - 1
5 -15 - 2 4 3 - - - 1
15 -25 13 40 2 7 5 9 1 2
25-35 37 23 4 7 14 12 - 1
35-45 19 11 1 6 8 4 - -
45-55 17 3 1 1 13 6 - 1
55-65 17- 2 - - 16 4 - 1
65 upwards 612 - 12 161 - 1
TOTALS 109 185 12 27 36 1 8
Di spensary. A total of 4,042 attendances were made by 1,176 patients
of whom 576 attendee for the first time during the year, 184 patients
were sent to residential institutions.
Vaccination, The annual returns furnished to the Ministry of Health
showed that 48.77 per cent, of the children born in 1933 had been
successfully vaccinated by 31st January, 1940.
Disinfection. The routine disinfection of rooms after the occurrence
of infectious diseases was continued as was also disinfestation for
vermin. A total of 675 rooms were treated. At the Disinfecting
Station 14,407 articles were treated.