TABLE 33 VORL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1982 TO 1986
TABLE 34
I)
Incidence of Leprosy
LEPROSY CASES 1977 TO 1986
Examinations
1982*
1983
1984
1985
1986
New Cases
Year
Incidence Rate*
Venous Blood
74 430
83 122
82 228
83 948
79 622
No.#
Positive
276
283
438
per 100 000 population
New Cases Admitted to
Lai Chi Kok
Hospital
434
307
* Positive
0.37
0.34
0.53
0.52
0.39
1977
1978
1979
1980
60
1981
* Excluding examinations done in AHML Nethersole Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Pok 01 Hoapital and Yan Chai Hospital.
1982
57
1983
1984
32
1985
32
1986
29
RERS ADA888
73
1.6
24
74
1.6
23
70
1.4
20
1.2
18
55
I.1
1.1
10 14
0.7
0.6
4
0.6
0.5
* Rates for the years 1977 to 1986 based on revised
population estimates after 1986 By-Census.
# Including imported cases.
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1986
Age Group
No. of cases
Under 1
1.
4
$
9
10
14
15
19
20 24
1
25
29
2
30
34
2
35
39
1
40
44
1
45
F
49
$
50
54
4
55 59
1
60 & over
13
Total
29