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Ealing 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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19. IMMIGRATION
There are immigrants of many nationalities in the borough but the community which calls for particular help is the Asian one in the Southall area. Prom Health Department housing records it is estimated that this is now in excess of 16,000, and details of admissions during 1970 are given below.
| Country of origin | No. of Persons | |
|---|---|---|
| Number Notified | Contact Established | |
| Commonwealth Countries | ||
| India | 642 | 412 |
| Pakistan | 128 | 46 |
| Other Asian | 51 | 19 |
| Caribbean | 75 | 45 |
| African | 355 | 124 |
| Other | 117 | 3 |
| Non-Commonwealth Countries | ||
| Europe | 22 | 1 |
| Other | 22 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 1, 412 | 651 |
| 46. 1% | ||
TUBERCULOSIS
Given below are figures relating to tuberculosis over the last five years showing
the differing incidence in the immigrant and indigenous population in the three main
parts of the borough. It must be emphasized that these rates are calculated from
estimated populations, and the incidence in Asians is gauged from the names of those
notified. I consider, however, they are sufficiently accurate to give a broad
indication of the pattern of tuberculosis in the borough.
NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - SHOWING RATE PER 1,000 OF THE POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE AREAS OF THE FORMER BOROUGHS
| Area | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 pop. | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 pop. | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 pop. | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 pop. | No. o f Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop. | ||
| SOUTHALL | 51 | 0.86 | 56 | 1. 05 | 56 | 1.05 | 76 | 1. 41 | 46 | 0. 87 | |
| ACTON | 33 | 0. 52 | 27 | 0. 42 | 23 | 0.37 | 19 | 0. 29 | 30 | 0. 48 | |
| EALING | 47 | 0. 26 | 59 | 0. 32 | 58 | 0.31 | 55 | 0. 30 | 69 | 0. 26 | |
| TOTALS | 131 | 0.43 | 142 | 0. 48 | 137 | 0. 46 | 150 | 0. 50 | 145 | 0. 49 | |