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Tuberculosis.
Chest Clinic
It can be truly said that an experience of two years in the
new Clinic goes to show that the clinical, radiological, pathological
and nursing facilities available to patients and general
practitioners can compare favourably with that of any other
service available in the Country. The Clinic has, moreover,
since its inception attracted a number of authorities from other
areas who have asked to be shown over the Clinic and to see the
facilities provided for the patients.
Notifications:
The number of primary notifications during the year 1937
was 264 as compared with 257 for 1936. Of the primary notifications
of pulmonary tuberculosis, in 28.03 per cent. tubercle bacilli
were found in the sputum. In other words, 28.03 per cent. of cases
were definitely infectious, and the smaller this number becomes
the better the ultimate outlook for the individual sufferers.
Statistical:
The total number of notified cases on the register of the Clinic
on 31st December, 1937, was 969 (pulmonary and non-pulmonary),
or 7.39 per 1,000 estimated population, as opposed to 953
or 7.03 per 1,000 population in the previous year. Of these 348
(or 35.9 per cent.) were definitely infectious, i.e. cases in which
tubercle bacilli have been found in the sputum at some period of
the illness.