TABLE 29 WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST SERVICE 1983
Total attendances
702 950
Total patients attending (old & new)
98 266
Number of new patients
53 469
Classification of new patients
I) NSD" & Unknown
II)
Diseases other than tuberculosis
III) Non-respiratory tuberculosis
a) Meninges
b) Bones and joints
c) Others
IV) Respiratory tuberculosis
a) Not active and unknown activity
b) Active
i) By bacteriology and extent
39(0.07)
359(0.68)
Negative Al
42
A3
Positive B1
B2
B3
Incomplete 01
02
03
ii) By previous history and treatment
No previous history of tuberculosis
Previously diagnosed, no treatment Previously diagnosed, with treatment Previous history not known
Total with examination completed
TABLE 30
EXAMINATION OF NEW CONTACTS OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS 1983
Number of patients listed
7 570
Number of contacts listed
21 310
(a) Number of children with negative tuberculin/tine*
1 899
32 040(59.92)
8 627(16.13)
Number of children given BCC
1 888
404 (0.76)
(b) Number of contacts X-rayed
14 169
(100.00%)
6(0.01)
Results
NSD# & Unknown
Diseases other than TB
13 431
(94.80%)
131
(0.92%)
6 775(12.67)
Respiratory TB
5 431(10.16)
Active A (negative by bacteriology)
89
(0.63%)
2 051(3.84)
B (positive by bacteriology)
38
(0.27%)
403(0.75) 65(0.12)
1 302(2.44)
953(1.78)
0 (incomplete investigation)
16
(0.11%)
Not active
431
(3.04%)
Non-respiratory TB
2
(0.01%)
440(0.82)
148(0.28)
Result not yet known
31
(0.22%)
56(0.11)
13(0.02)
4 787(8.95)
4(0.01)
573(1.07)
67(0.13)
# Nil of significance detected
* for NT Chest Clinics only
53 277(99.64)
Note: Figures in brackets denote percent of total new patients
#Nil of significance detected