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IV.—TUBERCULOSIS.
Statistics.
The total number of cases on the tuberculosis register on 31st December, 1934,
was 1,596, as compared with 1,638 at the corresponding period of the previous year ;
this represents a decrease of 42 cases.
There were added to the register during the year, on account of fresh notifications
and inward transfers, 194 names. On account of cancellations, as a result of death,
removal from the area, cured, or change in diagnosis, 236 names were removed from
the register (see table on page 48).
Notifications.
During the year there were received notification of 132 cases of pulmonary
and 26 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, making a total of 158 cases, of which
97 were males and 61 females. This represents a decrease of 25 in the number of
notifications of pulmonary disease, and 4 in the number of cases of non-pulmonary
disease. Compared with the average of the previous five years these figures
represent a decrease of 35 in pulmonary and a decrease of 8 in non-pulmonary
tuberculosis. Of the total cases notified, 34 were by private practitioners and 124
by medical officers of institutions.
From the point of view of age grouping it is found that 12.1 per cent. of the
total notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis which were received were in respect of
children under 15 years and 87.9 per cent. were in respect of persons over 15 years,
the corresponding figures for 1933 being 3.8 per cent. and 96.2 per cent., respectively.
As regards non-pulmonary tuberculosis 61.5 per cent. were children under 15 years
and 38.5 per cent. were individuals over 15 years. The corresponding figures for the
previous year were 43.4 per cent. and 56.6 per cent., respectively.