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© 1983 Oxford University Press

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Respiratory Disease amongst Aborigines in the Pilbara

PAUL J TORZILLO, J E WATERFORD, F C HOLLOWS and DAVID L JONES

National Trachoma and Eye Health Programme. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia

Aboriginal communities have a high prevalence of upper and lower respiratory tract disease. One thousand two hundred and eighty seven West Australian Aborigines and 265 non-Aborigines were examined. Twenty nine percent of Aborigines had lower respiratory tract abnormalities. Amongst 635 Aboriginal children less than 15 years of age, 23% had lower respiratory tract signs—four times the prevalence in 174 non-Aborigines. Twenty six per cent of Aborigines under 10 years of age had signs of otitis media, compared to 3% amongst non-Aborigines. Two hundred and thirty eight (53%) of Aboriginal children less than 10 years of age had nasal discharge, compared to 1.6% of the non-Aboriginal children.

Received 1 June 1982


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