181. The age distribution of deaths from tuberculosis remained substantially unchanged. Respiratory tuberculosis accounted for 67.1% of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis. At all ages deaths among males are more numerous than females and a higher death rate is noted in the 45-49 age group.
132. As in previous years the greatest number of notifica- tions of respiratory tuberculosis were in respect of the age range 20 - 40 and male cases out numbered female cases. In adolescents and children the difference between male and female is not so apparent. There was a marked increase in the noti- fications received from the non-Government institutions and private practitioners, whereas notifications from Government institutions, apart from the two chest clinics, showed a marked and surprising decrease. The source of notifications is shown below and a comparison is made with the previous year.
Goverminent Cheat Clinics
135. The total attendances at the two main clinica were increased by nearly 50% as compared with the previous year. This increase has resulted from a substantial expansion of out- patient treatment. Details of attendances are as follows:
LOST
7952
First visita
30,988
28,284
Keturn visita PLAN PURSUEDECODEREENKARA sa saja pojem j
120,630
73,706
Total visits
161,60g
101,990
136. The origin of new patients was as follows:
1953
Voluntary
24.420
22.751
Contacts
921
1,143
Referred by--
TDES
1952
Private Practitioners Hospital;
932
691
1,249
1,524
3,185
3,948
Government Employees-
KLAAMKARApkakakpopmonet
3,710
3.034
Routine
646
742
Government laulibutions
1,782
6.141
Non-Government Institutiona
JAAN NAMA kalkan ný
2,137
301
Voluntary Survey
46
6.6
MLTUERA
1,245
120
Private Practitioners MANENO JENENGANIAYAAN MENGENA
1,106
1:01
Surveys (Non-Government) Private School Teachers
1,182
1,073
282
271
Total
11,900
14.821
Total:
20,988
28,284
llong Kong
Kowloon
133.
Details of notifications and deaths from tuberculosis are set forth in Appendices 6, 7, and 8.
Qut-patient Facilities.
134. There are 2 Government tuberculosis clínica, one io Kowloon and the other in Hong Kong. Under the direction of the Tuberculosis Specialist, 4 medical officers work in each of these clinics, but part of their time is devoted to conducting tuberculosis clinic sessions at 3 centres in the New Territories and 2 rural townships on Hong Kong Island. These sessions are held once per week. In addition a medical officer of the Tuberculosis Service pays a weekly visit to the Colony's main prison at Stanley to direct the treatment of pulmonary tuber- culosis among the inmates.
137. The condition of new patients on first attendance was found to be as follows:
1953
1952
(1) Examination incomplete:
(a) Attended but did not complete
examination
7,325
2,260
(6) Examination or diagnosis
(2)
incomplete as at 31st December Examined and found to be non- tubercular
3,288
1,412
11,847
14.999
(3)
Examined and found to be
Buffering from tuberculosis:
(a) Active
4,898
5.793
(b) Quiescent
CPU-KARJA
3,147
2,613
1,503
1,188
30,98A
28,264
(c) Arrested
Total:
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