Total attendances
TABLE 29
WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST SERVICE
1976
1,215,522
Total patients attending (old & new)
Number of new patients
Classification of new patients
I) N.S.D. & Unknown
II) Diseases other than tuberculosis
III)Non-respiratory tuberculosis
a) Meninges
b) bones and joints
c) Others
IV) Respiratory tuberculosis
1) Not active and unknown activity
ii) Active
a) By bacteriology and extent
103,422 48.544
26.730 (55.1) 6,223 (12.8)
565 (1.2)
3 (0.01)
19 (0.04)
543 (1.12)
8.947 (18.4)
5.560 (11.4)
Negative
A1
1,612 (3.3)
Positive
Incomplete
01
22 580 605
12
345 (0.7)
A3
103 (0.2)
21
1,082 (2.2)
B2
1,110 (2.3)
B3
679 (1.4)
451 (0.9)
02
126 (0.3)
03
52 (0.1)
b) By previous history and treatment
No previous history of
tuberculosis
Previous diagnosed, no
treatment
Previously diagnosed,
with treatment
Previous history not
known
Total with examination completed
4,017 (8.2)
92 (0.2)
1,269 (2.6)
182 (0.4)
48,025 (98.9)
Note: Figures in brackets denote percent of total new patients
# Nil of significance detected
Government Servants
TABLE 30
CHEST X-RAY SURVEYS 1967 TO 76
Conditional Survey
Prisoners Survey
Year
Total
* with
Total
* with
Total
Active
Active
Examined
T.E.
Examined
1.3.
Examined
6961
31,096
0.71
56,826
0.56
4.997
1968
54.947
0.50
53.703
0.51
7,082
6961
41,925
0.75
50,233
0.53
7.107
1970
51,812
0.63
47,741
0.34
6,417
1971
48,247
0.45
49,821
0.39
8,543
2461
30.533
0.74
46,879
0.25
6,593
1973
56.609
0.44
31,697
0.40
9.157
2.06
1974
36.471
0.59
44.897
0.39
1975
31,500
0.68
41,741
0.32
17.597
64*0
99916
0.95
1976
15,138
0.98
41.936
0.34
15,053
1.38