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TABLE 30

WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST SERVICE 1988

TABLE 31

EXAMINATION OF NEW CONTACTS OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS 1988

Total attendances

725 468

Total patients attending (old & new)

90 510

Number of new patients

42 863

Classification of new patients

Number of patients listed

Number of contacts listed

I) Nsp#

NSD# & Unknown

(a) Number of children with negative tuberculin/tine*

19 608(45.75)

Number of children given BCG

II)

Diseases other than tuberculosis

III)

Non-respiratory tuberculosis

a) Meninges

b) Bones and joints

c) Others

IV) Respiratory tuberculosis

a) Not active and unknown activity

b) Active

i) By bacteriology and extent

42(0.10) 366(0.85)

6 375(14.87)

10 677(24.91)

(b) Number of contacts X-rayed

7 433

18 855

699

689

14 433

(100.00%)

412 (0.96)

4(0.01)

Results

NSD# & Unknown

Diseases other than TB

13 681

(94.79%)

175

(1.21%)

Respiratory TR

$ 590(13.04)

Active A (negative by bacteriology)

104

(0.72%)

B (positive by bacteriology)

50

Negative Al

42

A3

Positive B1

B2

B3

Incomplete 01

02

03

(0.35%)

2 277(5.31)

387(0.90)

56(0.13)

0 (incomplete investigation)

12

(0.08%)

Not active

370

(2.57%)

1 337(3.12)

Non-respiratory TB

3

(0.02%)

946(2.21)

303(0.71)

228(0.53)

40(0.09)

16(0.04)

Result not yet known

38

(0.26%)

ii) 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

4 916(11.47)

15(0.03)

640(1.49)

19(0.05)

42 662(99.53)

Note: Figures in brackets denote percentage of total new patients.

#Nil of significance detected.

# Nil of significance detected.

* For NT Chest Clinics only.