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. READ MORE: The seven health conditions that could be made worse by switching central heating on READ MORE: Today's top Manchester Evening News stories It is a similar story of increases for the first three months of the year.
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