Communicable Disease Hospital
Greater Chennai Corporation Communicable Disease Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai-81

A Three hundred and fifty beded hospital is in existence in Greater Chennai Corporation with a full fledged laboratory facility for diagnosis and treatment of all communicable diseases. The details of most prevalent diseases that are being treated at this hospital is enclosed. While some diseases are endemic some are seasonal and occur mostly during post monsoon period. This Hospital is also serving as a teaching institution.

Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Cho 790 921 1443 1018 147 1224 1115 1174 290 968
N.V.C 8119 4969 7487 3149 4583 2513 3317 3695 2105 3561
C.Pox 1858 2077 1370 726 1391 1094 1022 536 1268 1854
Measles 184 94 103 206 186 116 152 187 256 174
Mumps 67 50 51 46 153 61 15 47 89 28
H.Z - - - 28 45 34 30 50 32 24
Typhoid 26 21 3 - - - 3 67 26 4
Malaria 40 51 11 2 3 5 28 207 169 50
Hepitatis 5 28 - - - - 1 2 - -
RI - - 5 - - - 24 58 21 6
T.B 16 18 366 - - - 3 1 2 1
PUO 629 193 154 131 33 24 42 109 97 50
EFUO 187 238 73 53 29 36 33 35 26 9
Others 68 75 - 17 1 4 52 157 103 40
OI - - - - - - - - 14 12
Total 11989 8735 11066 5376 6571 5111 5837 6325 4498 6781
 
PUO - Pyrexia of Unknown Orgin RI - Respiratory Infection
H.Z - Herper Zoster EFUO - Eruptive Fever of Unknown Orgin
O.I - Oppertunistic Infection HEP - Hepitatis
NVC - Non-Vibrois Cholera