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Kensington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington residents who originated from areas outside England, Scotland and Wales In the Annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what appeared to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis amongst immigrants. During 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has taken place and the following table sets out the result.
| Country of origin | Period (in years) between entry to United Kingdom and notification of disease | Possibles(Period not known) | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Argentine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ceylon | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Cyprus | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Palestine | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Esthonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gold Coast | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| India | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | ||
| Italy | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jamaica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaya | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Malta | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nigeria | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Palestine | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 13 | |
| Roumania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Ukraine | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| United States | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Not known | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| TOTAL: | 60 | ||||||||||
Patients who had resided in London all their
lives or for at least 10 years 134
Patients who tiad resided in other parts of
the country all their lives prior to
coming to Kensington 40
Patients from whom information concerning
origin was not obtained but where it is
believed to be this country 42
Patients from Ireland who resided here at
least 10 years prior to notification 9
Patients notified in Ireland before coming
to this country 3
Patients from Poland who resided here at
least 10 years prior to notification 2
Patients (Malta - 1 and Armenia - 1) who
resided here at least 10 years prior
to notification 2
Patients from whom information concerning
origin could not be obtained 81
TOTAL 313