From the archives: TB rise in Scotland; 8 November 1948

The National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, which is 50 years old this year, suggests in its annual report that each Regional Hospital Board should have a permanent committee to co-ordinate the control of tuberculosis, together with that of major respiratory conditions, with the object of creating a complete service for tuberculosis and chest diseases.

The report says that in certain cases present facilities for treatment are insufficient, “often severely so”, and it is recommended that the matter should receive serious consideration by the Regional Board. Commenting on the position in Scotland, the report says that in 1938, 4793 cases of tuberculosis were notified, whereas in 1945 this figure had risen to 7943. In 1938 the total number of deaths from tuberculosis was 2581; in 1947 this figure has risen to 3389; and more than one-third of them were in the city of 
Glasgow.

• archive.scotsman.com