Of the 280 cases of tuberculous meningitis, 75.8 per cent were under 5 years of age. The males were twice as often affected as females. Testing for neck stiffness in a young febrile child is important for early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculin test was negative in 18 per cent of cases. Tuberculous meningitis as a part of a miliary process occurs in a very small number of cases (2.5% in this series). The overall mortality was 24.3 per cent and sequelae were observed in 39.6 per cent of the suivivors. The prognosis with regard to mortality and neurologic sequelae, was the worst for group III patients.