Government Employees.
43. The following table shows results from surveys in the last 3 years;
Year
TABLE 2
1953
1954
1955
24,915
26.255
26,574
MPORTA
2,746
1,282
3,751
0.723
1.017
1.272
64
101
77
Number X-rayed in-pang-defin
Number examined at Cities
Perteblage incidence of active T. B.
New cases of active T. B. Found
44. The figure for the incidence of active disease is the highest yet recorded but, of the 77 new cases found 57 were of minimal extent. The present general trend in tuberculosis is one of high morbidity with reduced mortality.
Private Firms and institutions.
45. Surveys are carried out free of charge on the condition that employees found to have tuberculosis will be given sick leave with pay on an agreed scale. 9,182 persons in this group were X-rayed during 1955 and 100 were found to have active disease-a percentage incidence of 12% which compared favourably with the previous year's figure of 1.67% and agrees almost exactly with the percentage of active disease found in government servants.
H.M. Prison, Stanley.
46. Overcrowding at Stanley Prison necessitating more than one prisoner in a cell has made it advisable to X-ray all prisoners. The incidence of tuberculosis is high. In 1955, 359 cases were found among 3,613 prisoners examined.
School Teachers.
47. In view of the potential danger to children in contact with teachers suffering from tuberculosis, surveys of this group
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are undertaken annually in the case of government school teachers and on first appointment for private school teachers. In 1955, 36 teachers were found unfit to teach on account of pulmonary tuberculosis. Priority treatment is offered for these
cases.
Contact Examination.
48. Contacts of known cases of tuberculosis are examined in two age groups, those over 8 years and those below. The latter have a preliminary tuberculin test with B.C.G. vaccina- tion if found negative.
49. The resulta of contact examinations made in 1955 are shown in the tables below;
(1)
TABLE #
Coder 4 yeman of ngr
Tanak
No, Powlive
No. Negative
Tuberculin Tested
3.443
2,295
Active tubercalosis
157
Inactive tuberculosis
30A
1,148
Free fram tuberculosia
1,830
Positive Tent C»»o» (2295)
Percentage found with activa tuberculosis 4.55%
(2) Over 8 years of nat
Active suberçolonis
Inwtive tuberculnais
Under observation
Free from tuberculosis
451
220
452
8.380
Total
9,511
Percentage with active tuberculosis 4.75%
Total No. of Contacts of all agen
Percentage incidence of motive puberculosis.
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12,954 4.69%