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Table VIII.—Tuberculosis Hospitalization and Mortality in various Countries.

References. —(1) Ministry of Health (England) : Annual Report of Chief Medical Officer, 1926 ; (2) Bulletins of L'Union Internationale Contre la Tuberculose ; (3) Journal of Royal Sanitary Institute, February, 1928 ; (4) League of Nations report on " Health Organization in Denmark."

Table IX.—Tuberculosis Hospitalization and Mortality in various Countries: Beds available in Sanatoria and other Institutions.

This favourable position has been reached in the last twenty-five years, and reflects credit upon the Health Department and upon Hospital Boards. In Table Xit is shown that since 1880, of the total number of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, the percentage that occur in hospital has steadily increased.

Table X. Deaths from Tuberculosis in Public Hospitals and Sanatoria in New Zealand.

Effort should be made, to still further increase this percentage. It has been stated that the endeavours to combat the disease by direct methods in this country have had little apparent influence upon the already declining death-rate. If this can be effected it will be done probably by segregating the indigent bedridden cases. These cases disseminate the disease, and are a menace to the country. They should receive especial attention. It is better to protect the mass than to cure the individual.

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I [ Population. Tuberculosis Mortality. Hospital | Beds availCountry. a * 1<^ . | a '',' e J, 01 t> , sanatorium! each Ten Inhabitants. Year. Deaths. Year, joo'qqq 1 ' Beds. Deaths. I I I Denmark .. .. .. 3.267,831 1921 3,177 1922 95 ! 3.458 11 Sweden .. .. .. 6,053,562 1925 8,252 1923 136 10 Scotland .. .. .. 4,882,497 1922; 5,390 1925 110 4,170 7 to 8 Canada .. .. .. 9,215,000 1924. 7,675 1924 83 5,238 7 United States .. .. 112,078,611 1924 99,579 1924 89 73,715 7 England and Wales .. .. 39,067,000 1926 37,525 1926 96 22,202 6 Netherlands .. .. 7,358,868 1925 I 7,263 I 1925 99 3,000 4 Germany .. .. .. 62,365,478 1925: 83,000 1925 133 35.000 4 France" .. .. .. 39,209,518 1921 66,824 1920 170 29,171 3 to 4 Northern Ireland .. .. 1,255,881 1926 2,100 1925 168 376 1 to 2 Italy .. .. .. 40,116,700 1924 65,000 .. 162 7,000 1 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 13,982,726 1921 40,000 1924 250 5,291 I Japan .. .. .. 59,736,704 1925 120,719 1921 213 3,000 | New Zealand .. .. 1,374,439 1927 j 668 1927 49 1,123 17 I !

Tuberculosis Mortality. Beds available. Beds eac^ Country. Deaths. Year. Sanatoria. Total. Sanatoria. Total. I " ' I New Zealand .. 668 1927 49 574 549 1,123 9 8 17 England and Wales 37,525 1926 96 14,458 7,744 22,202 4 2 6 Denmark .. 3,177 1922 95 1,382 2,076 3,458 4 7 11

Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. All Forms of Tuberculosis, Deaths in Hospital. Deaths in Hospital. Year. Total Deaths. ~ Total Deaths, j ]880 .. 447 98 21-9 645 100 J5-5 1900 !! • • 577 90 I 15-6 ' 752 121 16-1 jq25 .. 560 253 45*2 684 343 50*1 1926 284 48*0 727 383 52*7 19 27 ;; '' 533 296 55-5 668 381 57-0 Note.—Total deaths are exclusive of Maoris, but Maoris are included in hospital figures.