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1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Pulmonary 1064 1028 988 967 851 867 854 853 799 743
Non-Pulmonary 764 674 526 511 236 239 259 282 250 231
Total Number of Notificd Cases 1828 1702 1524 1478 1087 1106 1113 1135 1049 979
Deaths 149 157 155 106 94 104 120 104 106 96
Deaths from tuberculosis may be classified as follows (last year’s
figures in round brackets): Pulmonary tuberculosis 71 (82), universal
luberculosis 6 (6), tuberculosis of bones and joints 6 (5), meningeal
tuberculosis 8 (8), abdominal tuberculosis 4 (3), tuberculosis of the
urinary and generative organs 1 (1), tuberculosis of the lymphatic
glands 0 (1).
7. Leprosy. The number of patients has been almost constantly de-
creasing in previous years.
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Patients in Leprosarium . .. 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 13
Patients outside Hospital . . 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 5
Total Number of Patients . . 26 25 24 22 21 22 21 21 19 18
8. Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V 1935 1936 and VI) 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Number of Patients 6 11 7 8 6 3 6 4 5 1
Deaths 3 3 5 7 3 2 6 8 3 5
These figures are based upon monthly rejiorts from physicians, but
in the annual report on the disease, which comprises all medical
districts in this country except two 32 cases are notified.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V and VI).
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Number of Patients ....... 249 328 455 743 910 1531 1569 828 645 460
Reported cases being at maximum the first year after the occupation
are now steadily decreasing
10. Cancer (cf. tables V and IV).
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Number of Patients ........ 73 82 68 73 77 74 75 57 50 58
Deaths ...................... 147 140 156 141 157 148 189 162 194 178
In addition to the monthly reports from district medical officers,
on which the above survey is based, medical officers in all districts,
except three, have made out a list showing the incidence of malignant
tumors during the year. According to these tables there are 278 sucli
patients (tumors of the brain and lymphogranulomatosis included).
On pages 52—53 these malignant tumors are classified acording to
location.
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