Tuberculosis Up by Twelve Per Cht, This Yeir in New Yore

The Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 14, 21 October 1963 · p. 7 of the scan · 85 words

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In a recent report, the New York City Health Commissioner, doctor George James, disclosed that tuberculosis in New York City had increased by 12% in the first 8 months of this year over the corresponding period last year. He said that the sharpest increases are in the slum arenas, among ISgroes and Puerto Ricans and particularly among childron under 10 years. New York City's Hospitals Commissioner doctor Ray Trussell reported that there are about 13,000 known tuberculosis cases in New York, and hundreds more unknown.