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Non Respiratory Tuberculosis
The few cases of non respiratory tuberculosis were all
associated with cases of respiratory disease by contact and none
was due to bovine infection, The two children recorded were both
negroes and were cases of meningitis acauired by contact under
overcrowded and unenlightened home conditions. Both survived with
treatment.
Respiratory Tuberculosis
There were 86 cases of respiratory tuberculosis diagnosed and
added to the register during the year, the majority were suffering
from minimal disease likely to respond successfully to treatment,

Table 2 gives a comparison of Clinic Register Figures over
the Past nine years. It reflects the national fall in incidence
death rates. This year the incidence rate reverts approximately
to that of 1955 and 1956 before the temporary increase of
the following two years due to the initial case finding of the
Mass Radiography Units in the Borough.
The greatest number of new cases continues to derive from
those referred to the Chest Clinic or hospital by general practitioners
for investigation and diagnosis.
The routine tuberculin testing of children under the County