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Deaths from tuberculosis may be classified as follows (Iast year’s
íigures in round brackets): Pulmonary tuberculosis 100 (72), universal
tuberculosis 3 (4), tuberculosis of lymphatic glands 0 (6), tuberculosis
ot bones and joints 5 (0), meningeal tuberculosis 8 (9), abdominal
tuberculosis 3 (6), tuberculosis of the urinary and generative organs
7. Leprosy. The number of patients has been almost constantly de-
creasing in previous years.
. . 1932 1933
1 auents ín the Leprosarium
at Laugarnes ............. 19 19
Patients Outside Hospital .. 8 8
lotal number of Patients .. 27 27
934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
22 19 18 18 17 17 17 16
9 7 7 6 5 4 5 5
31 26 25 24 22 21 22 21
8. Hijdatid disease (cf. tables V—VII).
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Number of patients ........ 10 15 16 6 11 7 8 6 3 6
Deaths ....................... 6 6 4 3 3 5 7 3 2 6
Tbese figures are based upon monthly reports from physicians, but
m the annual report on hydatid disease, which comprises all medical
districts in this country, 28 cases are notified.
9. Cancer (cf. tables V and VII).
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Number of Patients ....... 71 103 87 73 82 68 73 77 74 75
Deaths ..................... 133 125 141 147 140 156 141 157 148 189
In addition to the monthly reports from district medical officers,
°n which the above survey is based, medical officers in all districts
except eight, have made out a list showing the incidence of malignant
tumors during the year. According to these tables there are 262 carci-
noma patients, besides 16 suffering from sarcoma and 6 from tumors
of the brain. On page 53 these malignant tumors are classified
according to location.
10. School-Inspection. In Iceland an obligatory medical examina-
tion of all school-children takes place at the beginning of each session,
especially with regard to tuberculosis. At the same time the sanitarv
condition of tlie schools is inspected and all matters bearing upon
Ihe health of the children are looked into. The inspection is under-
taken hy the district medical officers. In Reykjavík, however, there are,
special school medical officers. Table X shows the result of school
inspection in the whole country with the exception of six districts
comprising 13432 children.
11. Maternitij (see tables XII—XIV). The total number of births
in 1941 was 2638 born alive and 56 stillborn, or 20,8%c of the total
number.
Deaths from accidents of childbirth and puerperal sepsis during the
preceding years have been as folhnvs;