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6. Tuberculosis (all forms) . Patients registered by the medical
officers at the end of each year:
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Pulmonary 74 54 60
Non-pulmonary .. 11 16 19 Not yet
available
Total 85 70 79
Deaths 2 5 3 4
Deaths from tuberculosis this year are classified as follows (last
year's figures in round brackets) : Pulmonary tuberculosis 2 (1).
Late effects of tuberculosis 2 (2). The death rate from tuberculosis
was: 0.02 (0.01) per 1000 of the population.
7. Scabies (cf. tables V, VI and VII, 5)
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Number of Patients 707 789 547 942 1035
8. Cancer 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Deaths 315 283 313 320
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 VIII shows the diseases and ailments discovered at the periodical
medical examination.
10. Maternity. The total number of births in 1975 was 4417, 4384
born alive and 33 stillborn.