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Deaths from tuberculosis may be classified as follows (last year’s
figures in round brackets): Pulmonary tuberculosis 64 (64), universal
tuberculosis 3 (2), tuberculosis of bones and joints 9 (3), meningeal
tuberculosis 8 (11), abdominal tuberculosis 2 (5), tuberculosis of the
urinary and generative organs 3 (2), tuberculosis elsewhere 0 (1).
7. Leprosy. The number of patients has been almost constantly de-
creasing in previous years.
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
l’atients in Leprosarium ... 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 11 10
Patients outside Hospital .. 654556 5 555
Total Number of Patients .. 24 22 21 22 21 21 19 18 16 15
8. Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V and VI).
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Number of Patients ........ 7 8 6 3 6 4 5 1 1 ,,
Heaths ...................... 5 7 3 2 6 8 3 5 2 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 two, 30 cases are notified.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V and VI).
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Number of Patients ....... 455 743 910 1531 1569 828 645 460 385 367
Report cases being at maximum the first year after the occupation
are now steadily decreasing.
10. Cancer (cf. tables V anf VI).
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Number of Patients ....... 68 73 77 74 75 57 50 58 49 47
Deaths ...................... 156 141 157 148 189 162 194 178 188 155
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 237 such patients
(lumors of the brain and lymphogranulomatosis included). On pages
64—65 these malignant tumors are classified according to location.
11. School Inspection. In Iceland an obligatory medical examina-
lion 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
ihe health of the children are looked inlo. 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
inspection in the whole country with the exception of two districts
comprising 13121 children.