TABLE 33 VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1983 TO 1987
TABLE 34
LEPROSY CASES 1978 TO 1987
I) Incidence of Leprosy
Examinations
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
New Cases
Year
Incidence Rate
Venous Blood
83 122
82 228
83 948
79 622
79 578
No.#
per 100 000 population
New Cases Admitted to
Lai Chi Kok
Hospital
Positive
283
438
434
307
362
Positive
0.34
1978
74
0.53
0.52
0.39
0.45
1.6
23
1979
70
1.4
20
1980
60
1.2
18
1981
55
1.1
10
1982
57
1.1
14
1983
38
0.7
1984
32
0.6
1985
32
0.6
1986
29
0.5
1987
21
0.4
# Including imported cases,
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1987
Age Group
No. of cases
Under 1
1
4
5
9
10
14
1
13 19
20
24
23
29
1
30 34
2
35 39
1
40
44
1
45
49
3
50
54
1
55
I
59
60 & over
10
Total
21