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Tuberculosis:

The non-pulmonary cases included 1 neck, 1 adenitis, 1 Pericarditis,
1 Urinary. The notification rate of all forms of T.B. was 7.1 per
10,000 as against 4.1 for the whole country (1962). The total number
of cases remaining on the Register after adjustment for deaths and
transfers were, on the 31st December 1963:
Males
Females
Total
Pulmonary 128 105 233
Non-Pulmonary 15 9 24
143 114 257
There were 8 deaths during 1963 of persons previously notified as
suffering from Tuberculosis, and not removed from the register on the
grounds of arrest of the disease, but six of these were from other
causes; the remaining two were as follows:-
(a) from Pulmonary Tuberculosis M.59. P.52.
(b) from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Nil
The death rate was 6per 100,000 of the population, as against the
National rate of 6.3 (1963).
I should like to acknowledge the willing co-operation and facilities
in the interchange of information which has been provided by the Chest
Physician, Dr. W. D.R. Thompson, and his staff.
Mass Radiography Unit 6D.
During 1963 the Mass Radiography Unit examined 44,200 males and
23,636 females, making a total of 67,836. Up to the end of 1963 the
Unit has examined 827,635 persons since it commenced operations in May
1950.
One hundred and sixty-three cases were referred to Chest Clinics,
hospitals,etc.for further investigation and so far (June 1964) thirtyfive
cases with a significant tuberculous lesion have been reported.
There have been sixteen cases (all male) of carcinoma of the lung.
Final diagnosis is awaited from one case. Clinics generally record
their sputum findings.
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