asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis notified to his Department in the past two years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases.
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Mr. O'Malley
As the available information is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The information in respect of the two most recent years for which full details of notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis are available is as follows:
|
Type of Case |
Number of New Cases |
|
|
1963 |
1964 |
|
|
Primary |
268 |
238 |
|
Pleurisy with Effusion |
156 |
106 |
|
Respiratory—other forms |
1,459 |
1,373 |
|
Total Respiratory (all forms). |
1,883 |
1,717 |