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THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. R.H.J. Fanthorpe, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Chest Physician
Measures for the prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis are directed
from the Chest Clinic and the results during 1972 may be regarded as satisfactory.
Incidence
68 cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis and 21 cases of Non-Respiratory
Tuberculosis were notified on Form A during 1972 (Table 1 - Formal Notifications).
Of these 52 males and 16 females were Respiratory cases and 9
males and 12 females were Norv-Respiratory. In addition 16 Respiratory
cases and 5 Non-Respiratory cases came to our notice as new cases otherwise
than by notification.
The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1972 by notification or otherwise
was 110.
84 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 60 in males and 24
in females.
There were two cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among children
under 15 years. The number of cases in adults was 24.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis, all forms, was 0.32 per 1,000 of the
population, for Respiratory Tuberculosis 0.25 and for Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis
0.07 per 1,000 population. The notification rate was 0.26 per 1,000.

In 1972 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was 0.04 per 1,000
population.
The rate from Respiratory Tuberculosis was 0.04 and the rate for NonRespiratory
0.00
In 1972 the total number of deaths was 14. All of the deaths occurred in
the age groups 45 years and over. There was no death in children of school
age.
For Notifications, See Appendix, page 123.