TABLE 33
LEPROSY CASES 1971 TO 1980
TABLE 32
VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXIFECTANT MOTHERS 1976 TO 1960
1) Incidence of Leprosy
New Cases
Year
Incidence Rate*
No.#
per 100,000
Imported
Cases
New Cases Admitted to
Lai Chi Kok
Hospital
Hei Ling Chau Leprosarium
population
Examinations
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1971
117
2.9
14
85
1972
101
2.5
16
79
Venous Blood
66,021
66,884
66,790
68,966
71,482
1973
100
2.4
14
47
Positive
261
1974
119
2.8
12
36
325
385
363
417
1975
78
1.8
27
* Fositive
0.40
0.49
0.58
0.53
0.58
1976
76
1.7
34
1977
73
1.6
24
1978
74
1.6
5
23
1979
70
1.4
7
20
1980
60
1.2
18
* Rates for the years 1977 to 1980 based on revised populati on
estimates after 1981 Census.
# Including imported cases,
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1980
Age Group
Under 1
No. of cased
1 4
1
5
9
10
14
15
19
20 24
9
25 29
7
30 34
35 39
40 44
45 49
50 54
4
55 59
7
60
over
10
Total
60
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