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TABLE 33 VDRL EXAMINATIONS IN EXPECTANT MOTHERS 1981 TO 1985

TABLE 34 LEPROSY CASES 1976 TO 1985

1)

Incidence of Leprosy

Examinations

1981*

1982*

1983

1984

1985

New Cases

Year

Incidence Rate*

Venous Blood

85 837

74 430

83 122

82 228

83 948

Imported

Cases

No.

#

per 100 000

New Cases Admitted to Lai Chi Kok

Hospital

population

Positive

294

276

283

438

434

* Positive

0.34

0.37

0.34

0.53

0.52

1976

76

1.7

2

34

1977

73

1.6

1

24

1978

74

1.6

5

23

1979

70

1.4

*7

20

1980

60

1.2

4

18

* Excluding examinations done in AHML Nethersole Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Pok Oi Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital.

1981

55

1.1

5

10

1982

57

1.1

$

14

1983

38

0.7

4

6

1984

32

0.6

4

1985

32

0.6

9

* 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 1985

Age Group

No. of cases

Under 1

1

4

5

10

LAT

9

15

20

25

30

J

35

45

8 * 8 * 8 8 N & RE

40

44

+

1

14

19

24

1

www.

29

4

34

1

}

39

2

1

49

50

54

1

55

$9

3

60 & over

15

Total

32

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