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Tuberculosis.
During the year 45 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
were notified comprising" 24 males and 21 females. Twelve
non-pulmonary cases were notified, comprising 3 males and
9 females.
There were only 18 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis
as compared with 30 in 1934, and 5 from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis as compared with 4 in 1934. This gives a total
of 23 deaths from all forms of tuberculosis, 9 males and 14
females.
The death rate for the disease is 0.37 per 1,000 of the
population, which is the lowest that has ever been recorded
for the district.
In 22.7% of the cases dying from tuberculosis no
previous notification had been received.
Dr. Dobson, the Tuberculosis Officer, has been good
enough to supply me with the following figures
Number of patients Diagnosed as non-tubercular 66
examined for first Diagnosed as tubercular 33
time during 1935 Undiagnosed and under observation 1
Number of tubercular
cases transferred
into district 4
Number of cases suffering
from tuberculosis
examined at
the dispensary dur-
in 1935 162
Number of cases under
observation at
the dispensary, etc.,
on 31/12/35 127
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