TABLE 33
LEPROSY CASES 1973 TO 1982
I) Incidence of Leprosy
TABLE 32 VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1978 TO 1982
New Cases
Year
Incidence Rate*
Imported
Cases
No.#
per 100,000 population
New Cases Admitted to
Hei Ling Chau Leprosarium
Lai Chi Kok
Hospital
Examinations
1978*
1979*
1980*
1981*
1982
1973
100
2.4
14
47
1974 119
2.8
12
30
Venous Blood
66,790
68,966
71,482
85,837
90,092
1975
78
1.8
1
27
1976
76
1.7
2
34
Positive
385
363
417
294
285
1977
73
1.6
1
24
1978
74
1.6
5
23
Positive
0.58
0.53
0.58
0.34
0.32
1979
70
1.4
20
1980
60
1.2
4
18
1981
55
1.1
5
10
1982
57
1.1
5
14
* Excluding examinations done in AHML Nethersole Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Pok Di Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital
* Rates for the years 1977 to 1980 based on revised population
estimates after 1981 Census.
# Including imported cases.
II) Number of New Cases by Age 1982
Age Group
No. of cases
Under 1
1
4
5
9
10
14
I
15
J
19
20
24
25
29
6
30
34
5
35
39
8
40 44
4
45 49
50 54
2
$5 59
7
60 & over
12
Total
57
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