A FIVE YEAR REPORT ON COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION, STROKE AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN THE SHIJINGSHAN PEOPLE'S COMMUNE, BEIJING

Survey and community control of hyperten- sion, stroke and coronary heart disease have been carried out in the Shijingshan People's Com- mune, Beijing since 1975. The prevalence rate of hypertension (WHO criteria) in people over 15 years of age is 5.50'70. A simple regime of compound antihypertensive drugs brought satis- factory control of hypertension in 65.43'/o. The coronary heart disease prevalence rate in persons over 40 years of age is 3.93To. FonOw up in 114 cases shows a 5 year case fatality rate of 7.670 from cardiovascular complications. ECG follow up examination in 85 cases shows improvement or stationary changes in 83.5'70 0f the group. Review of the mortality statistics sho!ws a 13.03To reduction in the cardiovascular mortality rate and a 23.21To reduction in the stroke mor- tality rate.