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from the Treasury. Hitherto these societies have not been prosperous
and only 4,5% of the population are members of Friendly Societies.
14. Hospitals, large and small, have in 1930 reached the number of
32 in the whole country, with 940 heds, or 8,8 beds per 1000 inhabi-
tants. 20 of this number are general hospitals, with 490 l>eds, or 4,6%c.
In the two tuberculosis sanatoria there are 210 beds or abont 2%c. Of
other special hospitals may be mentioned: 1 lunatic asylum, 1 lepro-
sarium and 1 small epidemic hospital in Reykjavik. In the general
hospitals the sick-days amounted lo 1,2 days per head in the whole
country, while in the two sanatoria the figure was 0,74 per head, slightly
lower figures than in the vear before. Added to this there is always
a large number of tuberculosis patients in the genera! hospitals (cf. also
tables XI—XII).
Patients in general hospitals this year may be classified os follows:
Epidemic diseases ................................ 4,9%
Venereal diseases .............................. 1
Tuberculosis ................................... 18,2—■
Hydatide disease ............................... 0,7—
Cancer and Malignant tumors .................... 3,4—
Births, miscarriages etc........................ 5,1—
Violence ....................................... 8,6—
Other diseases ................................. 58,1—r
15. Vaccination is compulsory in Iceland. 2615 children were vac-
cinated í'or the first time, only 57% with full reaction, and 2460 re-vac-
cinated, 52% with full reaetion.
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