Tuberculosis in Immigrants in Birmingham, 1956-1957

Tuberculosis in Pakistanis in Bradford

“…From the in-patient survey it is evident that 33 % of the cases studied were diagnosed within 12 months of immigration, that at least 50% of those eventually developing a pulmonary infection probably acquired it in this country, and that between 40 and 50% had an abnormal x-ray picture at the time of immigration. Springett (1958), in a survey of tuberculosis in immigrants, confirmed that there was a high incidence of tuberculosis in the resident Asian population in Birmingham, also that the disease was predominantly chronic in type and present at the time of immigration. Roe (1959), on the other hand, from a study on 35…”

Immigration--a New Social Factor in Obstetrics

“…Among the survey patients pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed most frequently in the Irish (2.7%) and least frequently in the West Indians (0.3%), a nationality trend already noted by Springett et al (1958) in Birmingham, and Davies (1963) in St. Pancras, London. Maternal Height.-The well-established association between social class and maternal height (Baird and Illsley, 1953) was apparent in the present data, but there were also differences between the nationality groups which were consistent within all social classes (Table IV).…”

Tuberculosis and ethnicity in England and Wales, 1950–70

“…Given the high incidence of tuberculosis in parts of India and Pakistan, on the other hand, the excess notifications in the Asian group were`due more to the migration to this country of individuals already with tuberculous than to infection of susceptibles after arrival'. Thus, it followed from this analysis, that the recommended measures were BCG vaccination before departure for Irish immigrants and X-ray examinations before entry to Britain for migrants from India and Pakistan (Springett et al 1958).…”