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figure had been almost stationary since 1924, to 173 or 1,5%,'. Deaths from
tuberculosis still decreased in the present year (165 or 1,4%), thus
for the first time in many years failing to head the list of causes of
mortality and becoming second on the list, next after old age. In 1933
the number of deaths from meningeal tuberculosis also suddenly
dropped from 20—25% of the total nurnber of deaths from tuber-
culosis to 14%. The present year, too, shows a comparatively low
figure, or 16% of the total number of deaths from tuberculosis. This
fact holds out soine hope that tuberculous infeetion in this country
is at last beginning to wane.
7. Leprosy. The number of patients has been constantly decreasing
in previous years, but this year 3 new patients have turned up, or
rather three old cases have been discovered.
Patients in the Leprosariurn 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
at Laugarnes 38 36 34 32 27 24 21 19 19 22
Patients Outside Hospital . . . 12 14 10 9 11 11 10 8 8 9
Total number of Patients . 50 50 44 41 38 35 31 27 27 31
8. Hydaiid disease (cf. tables V—VI),
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
Number of Patients 50 46 46 43 30 12 11 10 15 16
16 12 8 10 8 6 11 6 6 4
9. Cancer (cf. tables V and VI)
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
Number of Patients .... 125 108 114 131 85 92 66 71 103 87
Deaths . ... 129 126 124 131 145 106 120 133 125 141
In addition to the cancer deaths reported here, 9 persons died of
sarcoma and other malignant growths.
In addition to the monthly reports from district medical officers,
on which the above survey is based, medical officers in all districts,
with the exception of four, including the capital, have made out a list
showing the incidence of malignant tumors during the year. According
to these tables there are 148 cancer patients, besides 7 patients suffer-
ing from sarcoma. On pages 39—40 these malignant tumors are classi-
fied according to location. The distribution is as follows: Stomach
43,2%, breast 12,2%, oesophagus 6,8%, uterus 4,7%, located else-
where 33,1%.
10. School-lnspection. In Iceland an obligatoi’y medical examination
of all school-children takes place at the beginning of each session,
especially with regard to tuberculosis. At the same time the sanitary
condition of the schools is inspected and all matters bearing upon
the healtb of the children are looked into. The inspection is under-
taken by the district medical officers. In Reykjavik, however, there
are special school medical officers. Table IX shows the result ot
school inspection in 40 medical districts (Reykjavik not included),
comprising 7420 children.