Skip to main content

Table 2 Number of cases and rates of tuberculosis in selected areas (ETS except where indicated)

From: Tuberculosis in UK cities: workload and effectiveness of tuberculosis control programmes

Area

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Numbers of TB cases

          

Birmingham East and North1

117

92

93

97

123

109

112

102

131

140

Bradford and Airedale

138

147

117

142

110

161

186

172

171

210

Heart of Birmingham1

175

171

178

182

213

220

244

219

245

259

Leeds

69

93

101

79

114

106

147

103

152

124

Leicester

148

265

194

200

162

263

227

223

201

212

Central Manchester

114

134

140

118

156

147

161

175

167

196

Sandwell1

79

85

86

88

89

119

114

112

110

102

Sheffield (HPA)

64

84

58

91

92

86

102

131

75

80

Sheffield (clinician)

81

87

84

105

108

111

118

142

111

 

Greater Glasgow

173

161

199

182

208

208

164

172

201

 

London Region

2640

2632

2987

3056

3114

3447

3324

3229

3386

3440

Rate of tuberculosis by year

          

Birmingham East and North1

 

24.8

23.8

24.7

31.2

27.4

28.3

25.4

32.4

34.4

Bradford and Airedale

 

31.2

24.7

29.8

22.8

33.0

37.7

34.6

34.1

41.4

Heart of Birmingham1

 

56.5

67.7

68.8

80.0

81.6

90.0

80.6

89.1

92.3

Leeds

 

13.0

14.0

10.9

15.6

14.3

19.6

13.5

19.7

15.7

Leicester

 

93.7

68.7

70.9

57.2

91.9

78.4

76.2

68.2

69.6

Central Manchester

 

31.7

32.9

27.4

35.8

33.1

35.6

38.2

36.0

40.5

Sandwell1

 

29.9

30.2

30.8

31.1

41.5

39.6

39.0

38.0

35.1

Sheffield

 

16.4

11.3

17.7

17.8

16.5

19.4

24.7

14.0

14.6

Greater Glasgow

          

London Region

36.5

35.9

40.6

41.5

42.1

46.2

44.2

42.7

44.4

44.4

  1. 1 In this study, Birmingham comprised these 3 Primary Care Trusts. Data supplied by Health Protection Agency except where indicated.