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Puerto Rico in the Great Depression

	1934-35	1935-36	1936-37
Total number of home visits made by nurses	134, 695	119,972	116,652
Vaccination against smallpox	15, 985	27, 939	16, 247
Immunization against typhoid fever	7, 120	38, 392	74, 936
Treatment for uncinariasis (total)	143, 862	167, 367	184, 569
In Schools	93,776	117,376	129, 812
Others	50, 086	49,991	54, 747
CLINIC ACTIVITIES:
Tuberculosis Clinics:
New cases examined during the year	6,898	8,922	8,367
Number of new contacts examined	4, 768	7,318	7,018
Number of positive case remaining under care of the clinics at the end of the year	3,137	4,516	5, 417
New cases found positive	3,226	4,317	4,085
Total number of consultations	23, 338	38, 611	26, 351
Prenatal Clinics:
New cases examined	8,684	12,193	12,1,40
Total consultations	27, 469	44, 237	42,556
Deliveries of patients under clinic care	4, 904	6, 938	8,489
Infant Hygiene Clinics:
New cases examined	7,932	10,471	9,810
Total consultations	30, 528	46,934	44,021
Examinalion of School Children:
Number of children examined	111, 663	118, 230	102,793
Children found with intestinal parasites	31,432	26,333	19,782
Children found with dental caries	54, 194	67, 724	53,919
Children found with skin affections	5,384	3,617	3,768
Children found with visual defects	4,862	5, 110	3,838