宁化县于1953年～1998年5月共查出各型麻风病人406例，其中1991年基本消灭前398例，之后8例。为了解麻风病人的聚集性和感染来源，我们对农村人口370例麻风病人（包括已治愈及死亡者）进行了回顾性个案调查，现报告如下。l调查方法根据历年麻风病人登记簿，设计调查表格，分别 Ninghua County detected a total of 406 leprosy patients of various types from 1953 to May 1998, of which 398 cases were basically eliminated in 1991 and 8 cases were later. In order to understand the clustering of leprosy patients and the source of infection, we conducted a retrospective case survey of 370 leprosy patients (including cured and dead) in the rural population. The report is as follows. l Survey method Based on the leper patient registration book, design survey forms, respectively