Report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania.

  • Tasmania. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1963]
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    48 Table 20 CHEST CLINICS New Registrations, Attendances and Epidemiological Surveys for Year Ended 30th June. 1963 New Registrations Hobart Launceston Devonport Burnie Total New Cases Registered Investigation Cases— 31 17 6 19 73 Referred from Mass X-ray Surveys Referred from Private Physicians, Epidemiological 125 109 3 12 249 Surveys, &c. 35 85 28 78 226 Contacts Registered 242 230 162 187 821 Total New Registrations . . 433 441 199 296 1,369 Re-attendances during year . . 8,001 5,095 1,538 1,743 16,377 Total Attendances 8,434 5,536 1,737 2,039 17,746 Epidemiological Surveys Positive Number Checked Negative Natural By B.C.G. Not Checked 5,398 5,007 322 51 18 Table 21 DIVISION OF TUBERCULOSIS — MASS X-RAY 1. Total number of miniature films Total number of large films required . . Total number of large films taken (а) Normal (б) Abnormal (c) Referred for further investigation to— (i) Chest Clinic (ii) Private Practitioner . . 2. Diagnosis made— (a) Active Tuberculosis— (i) Minimal (ii) Moderately advanced (iii) Advanced (b) Inactive tuberculosis . . (c) Still under observation 3. Other abnormalities discovered— Pneumonitis non-T.B. Pneumothorax Silicosis Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Emphysema Bronchial Carcinoma Secondary Carcinoma Sarcoidosis . . Cystic disease Atelectasis .. Hydatid Diaphragmatic Pleural thickening or adhesions Thyroid Fibrosis? Cause Hobart Launceston Mobile Total 44,566 25,343 43,399 113,308 698 518 641 1,857 930 491 757 2,178 574 325 425 1,324 356 166 332 854 97 36 88 221 85 31 86 202 11 1 71 12 3 16 r 53 1 1 i J 13 5 2 20 79 54 79 212 10 4 14 « • . . 1 1 • . . . 1 1 6 3 1 10 7 1 3 11 17 14 20 51 4 2 1 7 3 2 1 6 2 2 # . 4 • t • • 2 2 2 2 2 , . 5 7 9 5 4 18 23 14 24 61 2 2 4 8 15 7 13 35