過去5ヶ年間の巡回診療成績より見た慢性疾患の疫学的調査

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A free travelling clinic for the rurae population was performed over a fairly long period of time in an area of Tochigi Prefecture by the staff of a hospital as a part of its social activities.The following results were obtained by the examinations of tatally 4, 224 patients in 36 local places during the period of 5 years 1953∼1957.1. The rate of those examined to the total population in each area varied considerably by the nature of social and geographical locality, being higher in mountain villages and in textiee industry districts than in farm villages and urban districts. It was also higher in the villages of small population, especially in doctorless ones.2. Among those examined, females were more than males in number and persons over 40 years of age more than those of other age groups.3. Prevalences of chronic discases such as rheumatism, hypertension and cardiac diseases occupied higher ranks among the diseases found by the examinations.4. In mountain villages rheumatism, cardiac diseases and hypertension were most frequently observed; in farm villages peptic ulcer and bronchial asthma; and in urban districts hypertension and chronic gastritis.From the standpoint of treatment and prevention of diseases, such epidemiological study as mentioned above is of worth to continue.
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