TABLE 26
(Cont'd)
WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST SERVICE
Classification of Patients attending Government Chest Clinics, 1973
Total Fatients attending, new and old
103,074
Number of new patients
41,449
(100.0)
Total with examination completed
41.120
(99.2)
M.S.D.
19,417
( 46.8)
Diseases other than tuberculosis
Non-respiratory tuberculosis
(a) Meninges
6,552
(15.8)
154
(0.4)
(-)
(b) Bones and joints
33
( 0.1)
12°40′0}
121
(0.3)
Respiratory tuberculoads
(a) Not active and unknown activity
8,950
( 21.6)
(b) Active
6,047
( 14.6)
By bacteriology and extent
Negative
Positive
Incomplete
02
2217686885
1,639
4.0)
42
670
1.6)
43
129
0.3)
755
1.8)
32
1,238
3.0)
B3
196
1.9)
01
465
1.2
258
0.6)
03
77
0.2)
By previous history and treatment
No previous history of tuberculosis Previously diagnosed no treatment Previously diagnosed and treatment Previma history not known
4,512
( 10.9)
96
0.2
1,426
3.4,
11
0.0)
Total Attendances
1,434,162
Remarks: Figures in bracketedenote percentages of total new patients
TABLE 27
L-RAY SURVEYS 1964–73
Government Servants
Year
Total
Examined
* with
Active
T.B.
Total
Examined
% with
Active
T.B. Conditional Survey
Prisoners Survey
Total
£ with
Examined
Active
T.B.
1964
50,009
0.55
47,521
0.78
9,524
2.90
1965
57,893
0.64
44271
0.71
5,876
3.94
1966
T69*65
0.51
40,572
0.74
5,904
4.18
1967
31,096
0.71
56,826
0.56
4,997
3.58
1968
54,947
0.50
53,703
0.51
7,082
1.57
1969
41,925
0.75
50,233
0.53
7,107
1.31
1970
51,812
0.63
47,74
0.34
6,417
1.70
1971
48,247
0.45
49,821
0.39
8,543
0.75
1972
30,533
74'0
$6,879
0.25
6,593
1.37
1973
56,609
0.44
31,697
0.40
9,157
2.06