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DEATHS FER 1907306 IN AGE OBOLE

AKUKE

UMEN OLHOSIS MORTALITY BY AGE A SIX 1956 DE JOGA

MALE WA

MALE PRE

FEMALE

1956

Morbidity

39. Notifications of tuberculosis during 1966 showed an increase over the previous year, an event which, at least in part, may have been a result of the intensified case finding programme, especially the increased contact examinations. Figure 7 shows the changes which have taken place in the age and sex specific notification rates. It will be seen that there have been marked reductions in incidence of the disease during childhood, that there has been little change in the vulnerability of adolescents and that there has been some reduction in incidence amongst young and middle-aged adults. The relative susceptibility of males, except in childhood, corresponds with the well-documented pattern recorded elsewhere in the world.

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40

AGA GROUP

FIGURE

TUBERCULOSIS MORTALITY & BCG, VACCINATION OF NEW-BORNY 1952-1956 ONOQITALITY RATES FOPRESSED AS PERCENTAGE OF 1953 MATESĮ

100

B

古

PERCENTAGE

1932 13 34

BCG VACCINATION.

OF ALL NEW-BORNS

IN INSTITUTIONS:

** 40

YEAR

12

TIFTAL MORTALITY

„EMALE)

9561

NOTIFICATIONS PER 103,600 IN AD8 GROUP

1:200

500+

2501

FIGURE 1

TUKEICULOSIS MOTIFICATIONS BY AGE & SEN 1990 A 194

JA

IM

20

*

MALE (154)

MALE 1954

FEMALE 1**

FEMALE 195

141

15

系

E1

150

+

AON GROUP

INFANT MORTALITY

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Work of the Government Chest Service

40. The Government Chest Clinics provide ambulatory chemo- therapy services for the great majority of cases of tuberculosis present- ing, hospital admission being reserved for patients requiring specialized

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