Nice to see Victorian values are returning back to society
From the BBC website
11 October 2011
'First ever' fall in global TB
The number of people falling ill with tuberculosis has declined for the first time, according to the World Health Organization. New figures show the global death toll has also fallen, to its lowest level in a decade, with major headway made in China, Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania.
7th December 2011
North West TB cases 'highest in Blackburn'
Blackburn had more new cases of tuberculosis than anywhere else in the North West last year, it has emerged. Figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show there were 828 cases of TB in the region, with 80 of those in Blackburn with Darwen.
