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TABLE 28

TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATIONS 1961, 1971 AND 1977 TO 1981

TABLE 29

WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST SERVICE 1981

Total attendances

Total patients attending (old & new)

Number of new patients

Government

Chest

Year

Clinica

Other Tung Wah Govt.

Group Institutions Hospitale

Other

Notific- Non-govt.

jation Rate Institutions Total per 100,000

& Private

population Sources

1961

8957

2056

947

624

12584 397.21

IV) Respiratory tuberculosis

1971

6141

524

412

1951

9028 223.17

1977

4406

489

226

2070

7191

159.45

Classification of new patients

1) NSD # & Unknown

II)

Diseases other than tuberculosis

III) Non-respiratory tuberculosis

a) Meninges

b) Bones and jointe

c) Others

1) Not active and unknown activity

ii) Active

1978

3897

556

244

1926

6623

144.07

1979

4632

677

281

2317

7907

162.08

1980

3228

584

252

2001

8065

160.07

1981

4936

472

328

1993

7729

149.96

749,759

91.959 48,662

27.375 (56.26) 7,796 (16.02) 404 ( 0.83)

10 (0.02)

38 (0.08)

356 (0.73)

6,961 (14.30)

5.965 (12.26)

a) By bacteriology and extent

Negative A1

1,931 (3.97)

A2

A3

Positive B1

346 (0.71)

95 (0.20)

1,307 (2.69)

B2

B3

Incomplete 01

02

03

b) By previous history and treatment

No previous history of tuberculosis Previously diagnosed, no treatment Previously diagnosed, with treatment

Previous history not known

Total with examination completed

178 (0.37)

Note : Figures in brackets denote percent of total new patients

#Nil of significance detected

1,061 (2.18)

586 (1.20)

485 (1.00)

111 (0.23)

43 (0.09)

4,954 (10.18)

40 ( 0.08)

793 ( 1.63)

48,501 (99.67)