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tuberculosis 6 (6), tuberculosis of
central nervous system 0 (0), tuber-
colosis of intestines 0 (0), tubercu-
losis of the urinary and generative
organs 2 (0). The death rate from
tuberculosis was slightly higher than
in the previous year: 0.05 (0.04) per
1000 of the population.
7. Leprosy. Patients known in the
whole country at the end of each year
(cf. tables V and VI):
Nnmber 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
of Patients 5 5 6 5 5
No new case was discovered this
year.
8. Hydatid Disease (cf. tables V
and VI).
Number 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
of Patients 4 4 4 3 1
Deaths 114 2.,
These figures are based upon month-
•.V reports from physicians, but in
the annual report on the disease,
yhich comprises all medical districts
this country, 13 cases are reported,
Piost of them very old people, perhaps
°nly with some or other remains of
the disease.
9. Scabies (cf. tables V, VI and
VII, 4).
Number 1955 1950 1957 1958 1959
°f Patients 244 177 63 64 33
10. Cancer (cf. tables V and VI).
Number 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
°f Patients 92 88 74 79 62
t'caths 210 200 237 210 255
ln addition to the monthly reports
rom district medical officers, on
'vhich the above survey is based,
n>edical officers in all districts have
niade out lists showing the incidence
°. malignant tumors during the year.
ccording to these lists there are 666
snch patients. On p. 91 these mali-
gnant tumors are classified according
to location.
11. School health service. The
School Health Act and Regulation
came into force in the years 1957 and
1958 respectively. According to the
legislation a periodical medical
examination of all pupils is performed
every second year, but tuberculosis
control of pupils and school personnel
is performed every year. Pupils need-
ing medical treatment or further
observation are kept under special
supervision as long as school doctors
find it necessary. Much stress is laid
on supervising the pupils, whether
known to be previously unwell or
healthy, all through the school year,
teachers and parents being urged to
refer to the school doctors every pupil
who according to their judgement
needs to be examined. Teachers have
to make reports about their pupils’
health twice a year. The district
medical officers act as school doctors
except in Reykjavik and Hafnarfjörð-
ur, where there are special school
doctors, all of whom are working
part-time. Table X shows the diseases
and ailments discovered at the peri-
odical medical examination.
12. Maternity (cf. tables XII—XIV).
The total number of births in 1959
was 4897, 4837 born alive and 60 still-
born (12.3 per 1000 of the total num-
ber).
Deatlis in connection with child-
birth during the preceding years liave
been as follows:
Complications
of Pregnancy,
Childbirth 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
and Puerperium 1 5 2 2 2
Puerperal Sepsis „ 1 „ „ „
Total Numher
of Deaths 1 6 2 2 2
The maternity death rate 1959 was
0.41 per 1000 children born. The di-
stribution of maternal deaths is
shown on p. 68.