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6. Tuberculosis (all forms). Patients registered by the medical
officers at the end of each year (cf. tables VIII, IX and XI):
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Pulmonary ............................. 89 81 85 86 74
Non-pulmonary ......................... 35 17 13 17 11
Total ................................ 124 98 98 103 85
Deaths ................................. 4 5 2 3 2
Deaths from tuberculosis this year are classified as follows (last
year's figures in round brackets) : Pulmonary tuberculosis 1 (3).
Late effects of tuberculosis 1 (0). The death rate from tubercul-
osis was: 0.01 (0.01) per 1000 of the population.
7. Scabies (cf. tables V. VI and VII, 5)
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Number of Patients 314 274 452 707 789
8. Cancer 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Deaths 293 267 290 315
9. School Health Service. The School Health Act and Regulations
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 needing
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 Reykjavík
and Hafnarfjörður, where there are special school doctors, all of
whom are working part-time. Table X shows the diseases and ailments
discovered at the periodical medical examination.
10. Maternity (cf. tables XIII). The total number of births in
1972 was 4720, 4674 born alive and 50 stillborn.