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News · 14 March 2026

Harrow records London's highest TB rate, 105 annual cases.

Harrow records London's highest TB rate, 105 annual cases.

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Despite being curable, tuberculosis poses a life-threatening risk to some London residents. Harrow council officials are developing a new action plan, expected early next year, as the borough experiences the capital's highest rate of active cases. Between January 2023 and December 2025, an average of 105 people each year were diagnosed with the disease.

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