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Earlier this week the UK media were reporting that some parts of London rates of TB up to 150 cases per 100,000 population - higher than Iraq, Eritrea and Rwand
by andyjohnson0 11y ago
Earlier this week the UK media were reporting that some parts of London rates of TB up to 150 cases per 100,000 population - higher than Iraq, Eritrea and Rwanda.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/27/tb-rates-in-parts-of-london-worse-than-iraq-eritrea-and-rwanda http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/27/tb-rates-in-p...
- tomjen3 11y agoAny particular reason why? London isn't exactly a third world city and the British have a free healthcare system which should be rich enough to handle the treatment.
- hugh4 11y agoParts of London are a third-world city, and European governments seem determined to bring ever-increasing amounts of the third world in.
- andyjohnson0 11y agoPoverty and inequality. Some areas (eg Newham) have large minority populations that travel to countries where TB is common, and are often disengaged from the healthcare system. Poor (eg damp) housing sustains it.