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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS.1952
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January, 1970 to
31st December, 1970.
Formal Notification
Age Periods
Number of Primary Notifications
of new cases of Tuberculosis
0-
1-
2-
5-
10-
15-
20-
26-
35-
45-
55-
65-
75-
Total
(aII
ages
Respiratory, Males
-
1
4
-
2
2
2
6
6
10
8
6
-
47
Respiratory. Females
1
1
3
1
-
1
2
5
2
5
2
2
2
27
Non-Respiratory,
Males
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
2
2
-
-
-
-
6
Non-Respiratory,
Females
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
1
-
1
-
1
1
6
Rehousing of Tuberculous Patients
8 families were re-housed specifically on the grounds of the presence
of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could have a separate bedroom.
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS
Respiratory
During 1970. 76 new patients examined at the clinic were found to be
in the undermentioned stages of the disease at the first examination.
A, or T.B. minus (Sputum negative or absent) 49 64.5
B, or T.B. plus, 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 5 6.6
B, or T.B. plus, 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 22 28.9
B, or T.B. plus, 3 (advanced cases, sputum
positive) 76 100.0%
Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis
There were 10 cases examined at the Clinic and found to have NonRespiratory
Tuberculosis in the following forms:—
Bones and Joints-
Abdominal-
Other Organs 1
Peripheral Glands 9
10