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1953
gures in round brackets) : Pulmonary
tuberculosis 8 (13), universal tuber-
culosis 0 (1), meningeal tuberculosis
3 (4), tuberculosis o£ the urinary and
generative organs 3 (2).
During the last two decades death
Irom tuberculosis in Iceland has been
alniost steadily decreasing, yet, with
a relative stand-still during the war,
and during the last years the fall of the
tuberculosis death rate is truly adven-
turous. In 1930 232 died from tuber-
culosis in Iceland (2.16 per 1000 of
the population), 1939: 94 (0.79 per
1000), 1945: 88 (0.68 per 1000), 1947:
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), 1953:
14 (0.09 per 1000).
7- Leprosy. Patients known in the
'whole country at the end of each year
(cf. tables V—VI):
patients 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
>n Leprosarium 8 8 9 7 7
"atients
outside Hospital 4 3 3 2 2
total Number
°f Patients 12 11 12 9 9
The last leprosy case was met witli
1951, 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.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V, VI and
VII, 4).
Number 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
of Patients 200 212 220 240 177
10. Cancer (cf. tables V and VI).
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Number of Patients 56 71 77 71 65
Deaths 190 204 213 215 211
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: 6 cases): during the
year. According to these lists there
are 405 such patients. On p. 96 these
malignant tumors are classified accor-
ding to location.
11. School Inspection. In Iceland an
obligatory medical examination of all
school-children takes place at the be-
ginning of eacli 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 Reykjavík, how-
ever, there are special school medical
officers. Table X shows the result of
school inspection in the whole coun-
try, comprising 16470 children.
8- Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V
and VI).
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Number of Patients 5 8 6 1 3
Deaths 1 4 3 2 3
Ihese figures are based upon month-
T reports from physicians, but in
lle annual report on the disease,
'vhich comprises all medical districts
ln this country, 8 cases are reported,
Ufost of them very old people, perhaps
only with some or other remains of
tne disease.
12. Maternity (cf. tables XII—XIV).
The total number of births in 1953
was 4391, 4322 born alive and 69 still-
born (15.7 per 1000 of the total num-
ber).
Deaths in connection with child-
birtli during the preceding years liave
been as follows:
Complications
of Pregnancy,
Childbirth 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
and Puerperium 15 14 2
Puerperal Sepsis „ „ „ 1 „
Total Number
of Deaths 15 15 2
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