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The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1951
by notification or otherwise was 316, as compared with 369 in
1950, 305 in 1949, 350 in 1948, and 354 in 1947.
272 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 171 in
males and 101 in females. There were 23 fewer cases in males
and 38 fewer in females than in 1950.
There were 9 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 12 in 1950. The number
of cases in adults was 35, compared with 24 in 1950.
Of the cases notified in 1951, 9 males died from the
Respiratory form of the disease during the year, equal to 4.9 percent
of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.25 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 1.08, and
for Non-Respiratory 0.17 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.89 per 1,000. In 1950 the corresponding figures were
1.47, 1.32, 0.14 and 1.09 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January,
3951, to 31st December, 1951:—
TABLE I. Formal Notifications.