FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1980
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SPECIAL REPORT ON TB MORTALITY
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THE MARCH ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, AVAILABLE FOR SALE TODAY, CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ENTITLED +MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN HONG KONG THE LAST 30 YEARS+.
THE ARTICLE BEGINS WITH HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON TB MORTALITY SINCE THE 1920'S WHEN THE ESTIMATED RATE WAS ABOUT 320 DEATHS PER 100 000 POPULATION.
THE RATE DECREASED GRADUALLY TO 230 IN THE 1930'S AND TO 110 THROUGHOUT THE LATE 1940'S.
THE ARTICLE CONTINUES WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DECLINING TREND IN TB MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY BETWEEN 1950 AND 1979. FOR 1979, THE RATE WAS ONLY 10.7.
THE CHANGES IN TB MORTALITY BY AGE AND SEX RESPECTIVELY AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF TB MORTALITY RATES AND THE FUTURE OUTLOOK ARE ALSO COVERED.
THE MARCH ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST IS OBTAINABLE AT $14 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT CONNAUGHT PLACE.
SCENES FROM FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION *****
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL IN PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.
THE REPERTORY THEATRE WILL STAGE ROVING DRAMA PERFORMANCES IN FOUR COMMUNITY CENTRES RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT IN KWUN TONG, TAI HANG TUNG, WONG TAI SIN AND CHAI WAN.
THE PLAYS TO BE PERFORMED HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY PUT TOGETHER TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE AND MARRIED COUPLES AN INSIGHT INTO MARITAL RELATIONSHIP+ - THEME OF THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THIS
YEAR.
THE COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, AIMS AT STRENGTHENING FAMILY TIES AND FORESTALLING BREAKDOWNS.
TWO SHORT PLAYS WILL BE PRESENTED IN EACH SHOW. ONE WILL BE ON PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE, AND THE OTHER ON MARITAL ADJUSTMENTS,
THE FIRST SHOW WILL BE STAGED TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 7.30 PM IN THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 17 TSUI PING ROAD, KOWLOON.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A FAMILY QUIZ ORGANISED BY STAFF OF THE CENTRE. ADMISSION WILL BE FREE.