This rise in the number of deaths below 5 years of age from meningeal and other forms of tuberculosis is also shown in the pulmonary returns. These rises may be partially due to an increase in the total number of children at risk in the Colony but are more probably due to a rise in the intensity of infection.
PULMONARY TUR”CULOSIS
Pulmonary Tuberculosis is undoubtedly the most important medico-social problem in the Colony not only because of the large numbers of deaths it causes annually but alsɔ on account of the prolonged nature of the illness with resulting disability bringing hardship and starvation to many fariilios. There is no general form of social insurance in the Colony and the unfortunate sufferer must continue to work. A few of the more considerate employers are pre- pared to continue to pay tuberculous employees while they are under treatment, this being the exception rather than the rule; but even so, due to the shortage of hospital accomodation, the sufferer may be obliged to recover as best he can within his own home where con- ditions and diet are far from suitable. There are undoubtedly rany who do recover in spite of such conditions while many others show evidence of having suffered from extensive disease without severe disability and have recovered without special treatment. Hospital acco modation generally falls far short of the requiræents. Based on the widely accepted standard of one hospital bed for each tuber- culosis death in the year, the accomodation available for the treatment of tuberculosis is about 20′′ of the requirements.
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The details of the notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis are sot out below. It should be noted that the figures in this and in subsequent tables showing age and sex distribution have been reɔr anised to conform to the standards set forth by the World Health Organization.
MODIFICATIONS OF PUT KARY ZUB CULOSIS
1948 and 1949
Age Group
Inde
1949
Pern lo
Rergons
1948 Female
Kersons
Under 1
1
2
3
5
9
10 -
น
15
-
19
167
20 - 24
630
25
-
30
W
29 32+
787
707
35 39
607
40
362
254
54
191
55 59
117
60 64
65
69
70
74
75 - 79
80 84
85 & Ovor
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33
40:
38
23
28
សត្វឥន
22
55
42
82
24
62
128
77
205
26
18
46
70
55
125
95
054
149
36
70
111
278
651
299
950
220
850
310
1,097
1,342
689
2,031
343
1,050
319
926
856
508
1,364
237
599
136
390
116
367
269
61
51
27
9
2
Unknown
ដ្ឋ៥១០០
636
307
97
214
227
128
249
112
37
64
30
28
58
15
24
4
3
3
6
0
It is a noteworthy fact that only 522 notificɛtions were made by private practitioners, an average of 1.5 per practitioner.