EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON LEPROSY IN GIFU PREFECTURE
II. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LEPROSY AND THE FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP
1958 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 62-72
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1958 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 62-72
A breakdown of the 292 reported cases of leprosy occurring in Gifu prefecture between 1936 and 1955 showed that a greater number were from the rural areas the cities. There were 11 towns and 27 villages however, in which not a single case was reported during this 20 year period. This is equal to 34% of of the total cities, towns and villages.
Of the total number of cases, 90% occurred in natives of the prefecture while the remaining 10% were Koreans.
The figures suggert that the percentage of leprosy cases in Korens is 13.0∼8.7 per 100, 000.
The prefecture was arbitrarily divided into 4 districts according to locale and economic status, It was found that there were districts in which the cases were on the decline, where it was yet prevalent, others where the number or cases appeared small due to poor medical facilities and still others where a large number of cases were a large number of cases were present in a single family.
The familial incidence was 23.3% (68 out of 292 cases) and the source of infection
was one of the parents in 38.2%, other siblngs 32.4% and the grandparente in 10.3%.
