bd adds
—— =
em ee ee eet mee mle eee Stee ee Ee ee See ee ne
U.S.ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL
~*
a
'
~~
used on the remainderof the population, it was reported that there
was no significant variance between the numberof positive reactors to
the two dosages.
The Andings for the Yap Islands presented in this article are all
based on dosages of 0.00002 mg PPD tuberculin. In 6 of the 10 districts of Yap, however, all natives with negative reactions to these
first. tests were civen a second test of 0.005 mg PPDtuberculin. Out
of 304 tests there were 251 positive reactions. In other words, of the
Negative reactors to 0.00002 mg PPD test-strength tuberculin, who
were retested with 0.005 me PPD test-strength tuberculin, approximately &3 percent reacted positively. The practice of employing
seconcl test-strength dosages of tuberculin was discontinued. It was
found that most individuals reacted to the second dose and the reactions were regularly so severe that they were alarming the natives.
Of the tubercilin-tested population 46.4 percent were positive reactors. The Marshall] Islands district liad much the lowest percent
positive, 19.2 percent as compared with 34.6 percent for the Saipan
district and 6U.0 percent for the Palau district.
There is wide variation among islands in the proportion of postive
reactors (table 17),
The widest range oceurs in the Palau district,
#
Table 17.) Pereentaze of positive tuberculin tests by
rank order, selected istunas or atolls
;
Island or atoll and
Percent i
district
positive i
Island o7 atoll and
Yap Islands*
8.5
!© Lib Island-*
Tobi [sland*
64
i Aur Island***
. Fais [stund*
70.0
61s
626
624
Saipan Island**
S440
0; Pulo Anta Uland*
565
| Satawal Isand*
TOT Wolead Atoll
=|
}
Ualik Atoll"
fo
Ine Tsland***
Faraulep Atoll*
9) Kwajatera aroiless
“SMG
Babelthuap island
Rota Istand**
Tian Island**
2.9
30.0
i Enuripik asoll”
«! Mil! Aro
0) Namoris Ifand***
57.9
Npwu Atol"
Eayancel Atul’
Lamotres Atoll"
H.0
23.9
27.9
7.5
89.7} Majuro Ault
Sonsoro} {stand*
Ulithi Atou*
positive
|) Tabul bstactt*+
Roror Isjand*
Merir Istand*
Peizliu Islaned*
AngaurIstaad*
Percent
dinrict
,
223
20.0
oH Wotje Atate?s
19.2
47.3
a2 L
| Malovlap xceutes
Gf Alluk atuzers
16.4
13.3
o38S
° Elate ance:
S23 fi Mejit Iyuectees
j
1
40.200
we
|
38400
:
|
25, 6
3.1
%.0
ah
Utirik Accuses
Likiep Amit?
Arno [alacdeo*
| Ebon Aiwi***
;
18.0
12.68
10.1
61
4.3
a2
!
*Paluu district.
""Salpan d.strict.
*°*SMMarshall T-lands district.
1216
—
Cg 3708
VOLUME 10, No. 10