Abstract
There is a significant reservoir of active pulmonary tuberculosis among adult men admissions to general hospitals. The tuberculosis case finding survey program as outlined in this paper, is productive and of epidemiological value. This survey of 10,000 consecutive hospital men admissions with 98.5 per cent clinical follow-up examinations revealed 68 persons (6.8 per 1000) with unsuspected active pulmonary tuberculosis. The highest incidence of previously unknown cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis occurred after the age of 50 and was three and one-half to four and one-half times as frequent in Negro as in white men, depending upon the age group. The yield of new cases, based on verification in each instance is as high today as it was 15 years ago. Since this is a serious public health problem, it would appear that this type of program should provide a fertile field for local health and hospital authorities both public and voluntary.
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