Mapped - cases of the 'Victorian' disease and where it is on the rise again in England
27.10.2023 - 11:03
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A disease synonymous with Victorian England is still present across the country - and has become slightly more prevalent.
New statistics from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have show the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England has risen compared to the same time last year. There were a total of 1,175 cases across the country in the three months to September, which is down from 1,353 cases in the previous quarter - but up from 1,121 during the same period a year earlier.
Data is only available on a region-wide basis. In the north west, there were 146 TB cases in July, August, and September of this year - 14 more than the same period in 2022. In April to June, there were 166 cases in our region, up from 131 in the same period last year.
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It is a similar story of increases for the first three months of the year. In 2023, the north west saw 132 cases, compared to 112 in 2022. Overall, full data show a small rise in the number of cases across England, with a large spike in quarter two of 2023.
In those three months, 1,353 cases were recorded across the nation - 232 more than the same period in 2022, which saw 1,121 cases. However, the north west did not see the same spike.
Cases in our region have remained at a similar level since the start of 2020, when data is available for. There has been a slight increase in the number of cases over the last year.
As cases rise slightly across England, it is clear that London has the highest number of cases of any region in England with 426. That works out as around one for every 21,000 people in the city, which is also