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Action taken Cases
Investigation or supervision
undertaken in respect of:-
(a) re-arrangement of existing
accommodation 11
(b) occupation of patients 3
(c) tracing of contacts 7
(d) prevention of spread of
infection 10
Recommended for priority re-housing 13
Action was taken under the Public Health and Housing Acts
in respect of insanitary or unhealthy conditions in three 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 1957:-
Country of
origin
Period (in years) between entry
to United Kingdom and notification of disease
Total
123456789
Australia l - - - - - - - - 1
Argentine 1 - - - - - - - - 1
British East Africa - - l - - - - - - 1
British West Africa l - - - - - - - 1 2
British West Indies 8 3 - - - - - - - 11
Cyprus l - - - - - - - - 1
Hong-Kong l - - - - - - - - 1
Hungary 1 - - - - - - 1 - 2
Ireland 3 - 1 2 2 1 1 - - 10
Italy - - 3 - - 1 - - - 4
Malaya - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Poland - - 3 2 - - 1 - 1 7
South Africa 1 - - - - 1 - - - 2
Spain - - - - 1 - - - - 1
U.S.S.R. - 1 - 1 -1 - 1 - 4
TOTALS 18 4 8 5 3 5 2 2 2 49