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Table 5.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths
At ages— years | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0—1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1—5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5—15 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15—25 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
25—35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
35—45 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
45—55 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
55—65 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
65 and upwards | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 111 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
* Including all primary notifications and also any other new cases of tuberculosis which
came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year.
Table 6.—Puerperal Pyrexia: Analysis of Causes
Cause | Number of cases |
---|---|
Genital tract infection | 23 |
Uterine infection | 12 |
Urinary tract infection | 12 |
Wound infection | 4 |
Chest infection | 2 |
Reaction to anaesthetic and blood transfusion | 4 |
Post Caesarean section | 2 |
Septicaemia | 2 |
E. coli | 2 |
Enteritis | 1 |
Streptococcus Faecalis | 1 |
Anaerobic streptococci | 1 |
Haemolytic streptococcal infection | 1 |
Streprococcal septicaemia | 1 |
Infected Haematoma | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 |
Post Partum reaction | 1 |
Unspecified or unknown | 119 |
Total | 190 |