Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales.

  • New South Wales. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1937]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    133/154 (page 121)
    Table II.—Condition of Patients on Admission and Dischar g?- Condition ou Admission. Arrested. Quiescent. Much Improved. Improved. Stationary. Worse. Died. L1.T1 . L2.T1 . i ii io i L3.T1 . •.. i 73 155 34 ii 36 L1.T2. L2.T2. ... i i ... i L3.T2. ... 21 40 6 i7 40 L1.T3 . L2.T3. L3.T3. ... l ... ii i 3 16 -i.i. sigmnes disease 1 mined to a part of one lung or slightly to two lobes. L2. signifies extensive disease limited to one lobe or moderately to two lobes. L3. signifies where there is more extensive disease than L2. Tl. is where toxic symptoms are slight, or complications not extensive. 12. is where toxic symptoms are present but not serious, or where complications are not extensive. 13. is where toxic symptoms are serious, or complications extensive. * J’’s. classification of tuberculous patients formulated by the Board of Control of the Campaign against I ubereulosis, and adopted by the various organisations. Table III.—Occupations of Patients Discharged or Died during 1937. Occupation. Number. Occupation. Number. Housewife. 104 Housework 20 Labourer .. 80 Seamen 20 Clerk . 38 Indoor Trades 17 Factory Hand. 37 Transport 15 Shop Assistant. 34 Farm Work . 14 Mechanic . 33 Professions . 10 Mining .. 25 Other Occupations 17 Outdoor Trades . 21 Children . 7 Table IV.—Birthplace of Patients Discharged or Died during 1937. Country. Number. j Country. Number. New South Wales . 300 New Zealand . 12 England . 65 Wales . 3 Australian Commonwealth . 62 Africa . 2 Europe. 24 Asia . *> Scotland . 17 At Sea. 1 Ireland. 13 Table V showing the Age Period at which the first symptoms of infection arose, and the number of male and female persons infected in each period, of all patients admitted since 1909. No re-admitted case is included a second time in this table. 1 to 9 10 to 15 16 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 Over 59 Sex. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Males. 78 162 376 1,848 1,920 1,711 1,017 103 Females . 80 194 444 1,373 886 410 198 55 Careful inquiry was made in every case for any history of contact infection. Among the male cases only 746 patient* gave a history of infection, or 10-3 per cent., while among the female cases admitted 643 patients gave a history of infection or 17-6 per cent. Eor all cases admitted the percentage is 12-8 per cent. Table VI showing the relative incidence of infection of male and female members of the families giving a tuberculous family history. Male Patients. Female Patients. . Per cent. Per cent. Mother . 11 8 18-4 Father . 120 12-8 13-8 17-7 Brother . 24-8 10-3 Wife or Husband. 9-2 9-3 Mother and Father . 2-8 2-3 Mother. Father. Borther and Sister . 2-0 1-7 Brother and Sister . 4-4 2-8 Father and Brother. 2-7 1-3 Mother and Brother . 1-2 Off Mother and Sister . 2-1 2-0 Father and'Sister . 1-3 2-3 Mother, Brother and Sister . 0-4 2-5 Father, Brother and Sister . 0-3 0-6 Husband or Wife and Son . 10 0-9 Husband or Wife and Daughter . 1-9 Daughter . 1-6 3-4 23 1-3 Other Infected Person . 5-8 7-6