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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 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
&—15 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15—25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
25—35 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | — | _ | _ | _ |
35—45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ |
45—55 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | _ | — |
55—65 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | _ | _ |
65 and upwards | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals 1967 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
1966 | 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 |
---|---|
Breast infection | 1 |
Mastitis | 3 |
Urinary tract infection | 6 |
Unspecified or unknown | 78 |
Total | 88 |
(There were 190 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia in 1966 )