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71 (0.53 per 1000), 1948: 47 (0.34 per
1000), 1949: 36 (0.26 per 1000), 1950:
29 (0.20 per 1000), 1951: 31 (0.21 per
1000), 1952: 20 (0.14 per 1000).
7. Leprosy. Patients known in the
whole country at the end of each year
(cf. tables V—VI):
Patients 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
in Leprosarium 8 8 8 9 7
Patients
outside Hospital 4 4 3 3 2
Total Number
of Patients 12 12 11 12 9
The last leprosy case was met with
the previous year, the only one since
1934. The new patient, a woman 58
years old, had lived with leprotics in
her early childhood, and again some
20 years ago.
8. Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V
and VI).
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Number of Patients 2 5 8 6 1
Deaths 114 3 2
These figures are based upon mon-
thly reports from physicians, but in
the annual report on the disease,
which comprises all medical districts
in this country, 17 cases are reported,
most of them very old people, perhaps
only with some or other remains of
the disease.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V, VI and
VII, 4).
Number 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
of Patients 209 200 212 220 240
10. Cancer (cf. tables V and VI).
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Number of Patients 48 56 71 77 71
Deaths 193 190 204 213 215
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 (lymphogranulo-
matosis included: 4 cases): during the
year. According to these lists there
are 415 such patients. On pp. 197—
198 these malignant tumors are classi-
fied according to location.
11. School Inspection. In Iceland an
obligatory medical examination of all
school-children takes place at the be-
ginning of each session, especially
with regard to tuberculosis. At the
same time the sanitary condition of
the schools is inspected and all mat-
ters bearing upon the health of the
children are looked into. The inspec-
tion is undertaken by the district
medical officers. In Reykjavik, how-
ever, there are special school inedical
officers. Table X shows the result of
school inspection in the whole coun-
try, comprising 15719 children.
12. Maternity (cf. tables XII—XIV).
The total number of births in 1952
was 4153, 4075 born alive and 78 still-
born (18.8 per 1000 of the total num-
ber).
Deaths in connection with child-
birth during the preceding years have
been as follows:
Accidents 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
of Childbirth 7 15 14
Puerperal Sepsis „ „ „ „ 1
Total Number
of Deaths 7 15 15
The maternity death rate 1952 was
1.2 per 1000 children born. The di-
stribution of accidents of childbirth
is shown on p. 67.
13. Artificial Abortion (cf. table
XII).
During the year 67 artificial abor-
tions took place under the Birth Con-
trol Act, which came into operation
in 1935 (in the preceding year the
number had been 59). In 32 out of
these 67 cases social as well as medi-
cal indications had been taken into
consideration.