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Deaths from tuberculosis may be classified as follo'ws (last year’s
ligures in round brackets): Pulmonary tuberculosis 64 (71), universal
luberculosis 2 (6), tuberculosis of bones and joints 3 (6), meningeal
tuberculosis 11 (8), abdominal tuberculosis 5 (4), tuberculosis of the
urinary and generative organs 2 (1), tuberculosis elsewhere 1 (0).
7. Leprostj. The number of patients has been almost constantly de-
creasing in previous years.
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Patients in Leprosarium ... 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 11
Patients outside Hospital . . 765455655 5
Total Number of Patients .. 25 24 22 21 22 21 21 19 18 16
8. Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V and VI).
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Number of Patients ....... 11 7 8 6 3 6 4 5 1 1
Deaths ................... 3 5 7 3 2 6' 8 3 5 2
These figures are based upon monthly reports from physicians, but
in the annual report on the disease, which comprises all medical
districts in this country except one, 28 cases are notified.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V and VI).
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Number of Patients ....... 328 455 743 910 1531 1569 828 645 460 385
Reported cases being at maximum the first year after the occupation
are now steadily decreasing.
10. Cancer (cf. tables V and VI).
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Number of Patients ....... 82 68 73 77 74 75 57 50 58 49
Deaths ...................... 140 156 141 157 148 189 162 194 178 188
In addition to the monthly reports from district medical officers,
on which the above survey is based, medical officers in all districts
have made out a list showing the incidence of malignant tumors
during the year. According to these tables there are 272 such patients
(tumors of the brain and lymphogranulomatosis included). On pages
59—60 these malignant tumors are classified according to location.
11. 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 sanitary
condition of the schools in inspected and all matters bearing upon
the health 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 X shows the result of school