PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Khogali
TI  - Tuberculosis among immigrants in the United Kingdom: the role of occupational health services.
AID  - 10.1136/jech.33.2.134
DP  - 1979 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
PG  - 134--137
VI  - 33
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/33/2/134.short
4100  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/33/2/134.full
SO  - J Epidemiol Community Health1979 Jun 01; 33
AB  - Immigrant workers in the United Kingdom account for 7.8% of the working population. Their health problems fall into three groups--imported diseases, occupational accidents, and acquired diseases. In the latter group, tuberculosis is still a major problem. A retrospective study tracing notifiable cases of tuberculosis to points of entry at Heathrow Airport indicates that the majority of immigrants acquire the disease after entry. The occupational health services have a great role to play in detecting the new cases very early and in providing appropriate screening and follow-up. Proper co-ordination between occupational and community health services will give the best results and lead to a rapid decline of the disease.