I) Incidence of Leprosy
TABLE 33
LEPROSY CASES 1972 TO 1981
New Cases
TABLE 32
VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1977 TO 1981
Year
No.#
Incidence Rate* per 100,000
Imported
Cases
New Cases Admitted to
Hai Ling Chau Lai Chi Kok
Leprosarium Hospital
population
1972 101
2.5
16
79
1973 100
2.4
14
47
1974
119
2.8
12
36
Examinations
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1975 78
1.8
1
27
1976 76
1.7
2
34
Venous Blood 66,884
66,790
69,966
71,482
85,837
1977
73
1.6
24
Positive
325
385
363
417
294
1978
74
1.6
5
23
* Positive
0.49
0.58
0.53
0.58
0.34
1979
70
1.4
7
20
1980 60
1,2
1981 55
1.1
4
5
18
10
* Rates for the years 1977 to 1980 based on revised population
estimates after 1981 Census.
# Including imported ca808.
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1981
Age Group
Under 1
1 4
No. of cases
5 9
10 -
14
15 19
5
20
24
6
25 29
8
30
34
3
35
39
3
40
J
44
5
45
49
5
50 54
7
55 59
1
12
60 and over
Total
555
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