Table 1 Major conurbations in the UK and smaller cities with high TB burden
From: Tuberculosis in UK cities: workload and effectiveness of tuberculosis control programmes
City | Population1 | Population density (person/ hectare)1 | Actual population of conurbation covered by TB clinics in 2009 | No of TB cases in 20092 | Incidence per 100, 000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | 8, 278, 251 | 51.0 | 7, 747, 748 | 3, 440 | 44.4 |
Birmingham | 2, 284, 093 | 38.1 | 2, 284, 093 | 509 | 22.3 |
Manchester | 2, 240, 230 | 40.3 | 419, 628 | 248 (196) | 59.1 (40.5) |
West Yorkshire | 1, 499, 465 | 40.5 | Leeds: 762, 461 Bradford: 467, 363 | 124 179 | 15.7 38.3 |
Glasgow | 1, 168, 270 | 40.5 | 866, 379 | 213 | 24.2 |
Newcastle | 879, 996 | 41.7 | 268, 751 | 43 | 16.0 |
Liverpool | 816, 216 | 43.9 | 433, 333 | 52 | 12.0 |
Nottingham | 666, 358 | 42.0 | 909, 836 | 86 | 9.5 |
Sheffield | 640, 720 | 39.5 | 530, 000 | 106 (80) | 20.0 (14.6) |
Edinburgh | 448, 624 | 37.7 | 452, 514 | 81 | 17.9 |
Leicester | 441, 213 | 43.4 | 304, 598 | 212 | 69.6 |
Coventry | 300, 848 | 31.1 | 312, 925 | 92 | 29.4 |