TABLE 33 VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1981 TO 1985
TABLE 34 LEPROSY CASES 1976 TO 1985
1)
Incidence of Leprosy
Examinations
1981*
1982*
1983
1984
1985
New Cases
Year
Incidence Rate*
Venous Blood
85 837
74 430
83 122
82 228
83 948
Imported
Cases
No.
#
per 100 000
New Cases Admitted to Lai Chi Kok
Hospital
population
Positive
294
276
283
438
434
* Positive
0.34
0.37
0.34
0.53
0.52
1976
76
1.7
2
34
1977
73
1.6
1
24
1978
74
1.6
5
23
1979
70
1.4
*7
20
1980
60
1.2
4
18
* Excluding examinations done in AHML Nethersole Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Pok Oi Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital.
1981
55
1.1
5
10
1982
57
1.1
$
14
1983
38
0.7
4
6
1984
32
0.6
4
1985
32
0.6
9
* Rates for the years 1977 to 1980 based on revised population
estimates after 1981 Census.
# Including imported cases.
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1985
Age Group
No. of cases
Under 1
1
4
5
10
LAT
9
15
20
25
30
J
35
45
8 * 8 * 8 8 N & RE
40
44
+
1
14
19
24
1
www.
29
4
34
1
}
39
2
1
49
50
54
1
55
$9
3
60 & over
15
Total
32