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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.—The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis
which came to the notice of the Department during
1929 was 690, as compared with 660 in 1928, 718 in 1927,
706 in 1926, 643 in 1925, 692 in 1924, and 597 in 1923.
The sources of information regarding the 690 new cases
notified in 1929 were as follows:—
Primary notifications on Form A 598
Primary notifications on Form B 1
Transfers from other Sanitary Authorities 85
Naval and military notifications 6
Total 690
Un-notified at death 57
Table XXI.—In the form suggested by the Ministry of
Health—gives details regarding the site of disease, sex, and
age grouping of these new cases; also similar details regarding
deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
TABLE XXI.
Age
Periods.
New Cases.
Deaths.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females,
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females,
Under 1 year
2
-
6
2
3
1
5
2
1—5
2
1
5
6
1
2
2
6
5—10
4
4
13
8
4
2
2
1
10—15
8
6
9
6
—
3
1
2
15—20
36
56
5
6
21
24
—
1
20—25
49
40
3
10
30
18
—
1
25—35
69
67
9
7
43
27
—
4
35—45
79
35
1
2
39
21
2
—
45—55
49
27
2
4
32
17
—
1
55—65
33
11
—
—
18
5
2
—
65 upwards
4
4
—
—
6
3
1
—
Totals
335
251
53
51
197
123
15
18