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Table 4.—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 | — | — | — | — | — |
1—5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
5—15 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
15—25 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
25—35 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
35—45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
45—55 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
55—65 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
65 and upwards | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Age unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals 1968 | 100 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1967 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
* 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 5.—Puerperal Pyrexia: Analysis of Causes
Cause | Number of cases |
---|---|
Pharyngitis | 1 |
Caesarean section | 3 |
Haemolytic streptococcal infection | 1 |
Urticarial rash | 1 |
Breast engorgement | 3 |
Pneumonia | 2 |
Urinary tract infection | 1 |
Pyelonephritis | 1 |
Unspecified or unknown | 73 |
Total | 86 |
(Puerperal Pyrexia ceased to be notifiable from 1st October 1968.
There were 88 cases in 1967.)