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Table 4. — Results of examination in 1908 of family groups — Continued 



Data obtained. 



Number of cases of phthisis positively established— Continued. 



female 



percentage 



acute 



percentage 



subacute 



percentage 



chronic 



percentage 



distribution according to age — 



adults (above 20) 



percentage 



adolescents ( 14 to 20, inclusive) 



percentage 



children (under 14) 



percentage 



Number of cases indicating phthisis, but admitting of doubt.. 



male 



female 



Number of cases of tuberculosis of neck glands 



a had suppurated 



h suppurating 



cases of a and 6 together per 1,000 examined 



c had not suppurated 



Number of cases of tuberculosis of bones 



healed 



active 



Number of individuals free from suspicion of phthisis and 



other forms of tuberculosis 



percentage of cases examined 



Number of family groups free from suspicion of phthisis and 



other forms of tuberculosis 



percentage of family groups examined 



3.9 



1 



6.0 



3 



19.0 



12 



75.0 



14 



77.8 



2 



11.1 



2 



11.1 



20 



8 



12 



48 



31 



3 



14 

 5 

 3 

 2 



316 

 78.5 



40 



iO.O 



S 



12 



5.3 







0.0 



5 



2^.0 



16 



76.0 



17 

 81.0 



9.5 

 34 

 16 

 18 

 43 

 25 

 7 



a7It.8 



11 



9 

 6 

 3 



323 



75.5 



34 

 3L0 



<y 



2 

 6.1 





 0.0 





 0.0 



3 

 100.0 



66.7 

 1 



33.3 

 

 0.0 

 5 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 



16.1 

 2 

 

 

 



50 

 81.0 



6 

 40.0 







0.0 



3 



5 



55.6 



3 



33.3 



1 



11.1 



20 



10 



10 



40 



21 



6 



81.6 



13 



5 



4 



1 



257 

 77.6 



30 



34.6 



o 2 



ll 



o 



4.6 

 



0.4 







27.0 



11 



73.0 



13 



86.7 



1 



6.7 



1 



6.7 



10 



2 



8 



26 



18 



3 



■58.8 



5 



4 



1 



3 



315 



46 



58.2 



a Per 1,000 of population. 



As to the Phoenix school, among the 220 children present there 

 were 2 positive cases of phthisis of subacute form and 5 suspicious 

 ones. A number of pupils who showed signs pointing to tubercu- 

 losis of the lungs were sent home during the current year. How 

 some of the children succumb to the disease Avill be shown from the 

 following illustration, for which the writer is indebted to the school 

 physician. In November, 1907, there were brought to the school 28 

 new Papago pupils, an examination of whom showed that they were 

 in good health. Before July, 1908, 5 of these pupils had already 

 been sent back to the reservation on account of serious illness, 

 pointing to tuberculosis. Two of those sent home have since died 

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