But following the steady decline in the number of patients over the years, sale of the stamps was abolished by the Department of Health in 1982, and the Chronic Disease Control Bureau began offering completely free treatment last September 2.
但隨著結核病患人數逐年下降，民國七十一年後，行政院衛生署取消防癆郵票的推銷；去年九月起，慢性疾病防治局開始完全免費治療結核病患。