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Article Quantity.
Meat (fresh) Steak lbs. (Total—
Turkey 9½ 842 lbs.)
Milk 776 tins.
Nuts 288 lbs.
Pears 220
Peas (dried) 50
Pickles 204 jars.
Sauces 6 bottles.
Soups 243 tins.
Sugar 177 lbs.
Syrup 13 tins.
Tomato Puree 557
Vegetables 932
Tuberculosis
New Cases and Mortality during 1948.
During the year 1948, 99 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
90 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 9 of 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 1948:-
Age Periods.
New Cases.
Deaths.
Respiratory.
NonRespiratory.
Respiratory.
NonRespiratory.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
0-1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1-5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5-15
—
1
1
1
—
2
—
—
15-25
17
13
-
1
2
3
—
—
25-35
11
17
—
3
1
3
—
—
35-45
5
4
—
—
5
3
—
—
45-55
12
2
—
2
2
4
—
—
55-65
3
1
—
—
4
1
—
—
65 and upwards
4
—
1
—
8
—
—
1
Totals
52
38
2
7
22
16
—
1
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
There were 590 Pulmonary and 78 Non-Pulmonary cases of tuberculosis
known to the Department at the end of the year 1948.
Municipal Chest Clinic and Tuberculosis Dispensary.
(a) Chest Clinic and Tuberculosis Dispensary. 1947. 1948
(half year)
Number of sessions 155 79
Number of patients' attendances 3,227 1,817
Average attendance 20.8 23.0
Number of patients attending 1,046 766
New patients 369 236
New contacts 136 89
Blood examinations (E.S.R.)91 56