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action taken in the remaining forty-nine cases is summarised as follows:-
Action taken
Cases
Investigation or supervision
undertaken in respect of:-
(a) re-arrangement of existing
12
(b) occupation of patients
2
(c) tracing of contacts
4
(d) prevention of spread of
infection
3
Recommended for priority rehousing
28
Action was taken under the Public Health and Housing Acts
in respect of insanitary or unhealthy conditions in ten cases.
Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington residents who
originated from areas outside England, Scotland and Wales
In my Annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what
appeared to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis amongst
immigrants. Since 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem
has taken place and the following table sets out the information found
in 1956:-
Country of
origin
Period (in years) between entry
to United Kingdom and notification
of disease
Total
123456 7 89
Australia 1 1 - - - - - - - 2
Belgium - 1 - - - - 1 - - 2
British West
Indies 3 - - - 2 1 - - - 6
Burma 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Cyprus - - - - - - - - 2 2
Denmark - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Germany 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - 6
Gibraltar 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Greece - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Hong Kong - 2 - - - - - - - 2
India & Pakistan 2 2 - - - - - - - 4
Ireland 4 5 3 2 4 5 2 1 4 28
Italy - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Kenya 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Persia 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Poland - - - - - - - - 1 1
Portugal - 1 - - - - - - - 1
South Africa - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Spain 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 3
United States 1 - - - - - - - - 1
TOTALS 17 14 4 2 8 7 6 1 7 66