5,455

-་

17,044

807

TABLE 22

CONTACT EXAMINATIONS, 1967

(May-December only)*

Number of patients giving rise to contacts

Number of contacta listed to be examined Number of B.C.G. given

P

+37

LIJ

T

RLI

FIL

F# 1

[

Number of Conflict

listed

Result of Bamintión

Respiratory TB

Number

X-rayed

Discuss

Un

known

N..D.

other

than TB

Active

Nol

Non-

Respira

0

Active+ * TE

unknown

(A) Under 8 years

Positive

1.664

1,663 4

1.273

20

4

1 | 346

Tuberculin

Tested

Not Read

Not Tuberculin Tested Total (under 8 years)

Negative

901

11

21

1

**

1,171

303

261

3

30

3.758

1,977 4

1,552

23

376

10

(B) 8 years and over

13,286

9,650 21

8.425

64

30

41

24

998

47

+++

Remarks:

data are only avilable for May to December as a result of re-orientation of statistics in the carlier part of 1967.

(A) Under 8 years

examined with active T.B. = 0.42%

(B) 8 years and over

examined with active T.B.

= 0.98%

80

TH

TABLE 23

OF NEW PATIENTS, BY SITE, 1963-67 CLASSIFICATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC TUBERCULOSIS

Site of DiscaSC

Year

TOTAL

Spine Hip Joint

Knee

Ankle

Femur

Olbers

1963

158

50

*

1964

...

133

30

1965

24

32

8

1566

49

10

4

1967

30

12

4

0

298

43.

331

1

146

1

2

67

V

prior to 1965.

• Figures with regard to tuberculosis of the knee, ankle and femur, not available

$1

51

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