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Scabies Clinic.—A consultant dermatologist is in attendance.
Number of Clinics held 52
Number of cases attended 475
Adults 240
Children under 5 years 115
School children 120
Diagnosis of cases— 475
Scabies 350
Other conditions 125
Home Visiting,
Follow-up home visiting for cases of scabies and vermin was carried out by the
Home Visitors of the Cleansing Station, as under:—
Families Revisits Ineffective
Visited Visits Total
Scabies 457 15 320 792
Vermin 1,441* 102 1,056 2,599
(*5 cases were treated at home)
Bacteriological Examinations.
Total
Swabs (Diphtheria) 646
Sputum (Tuberculosis) 59
Faeces (Typhoid) 2
Blood (Typhoid) 1
Faeces (Dysentery) 6
Faeces (Food poisoning) 10
Swabs (Streptococci) 38
Total 762
Tuberculosis.
The notification rate for new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis was 2.34 per 1,000
population as against 2.18 for 1947, representing an increase of 6.8 per cent. The
increase was greater in males than in females. There was also a decrease in the
deaths due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis—0.65 per 1,000 population against 0.70 in
1947. There was an increase in notifications and in deaths due to tuberculosis other
than lung forms.

Rate per 1,000 population—
New cases—pulmonary 2.34
non-pulmonary 0.27
Deaths— pulmonary 0.65
non-pulmonar 07