Francis Elias Palma suffers from tuberculosis to the lungs and to the spine.The MRI scanner image clearly shows an abnormality to one of Francis' vertebrae and it is quickly established that Francis not only suffers from TB in the lungs but also to the spine.<br />
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"In 2011, over 3500 cases of tuberculosis were reported among London residents, a rate of 44.9 per 100,000 population and the largest proportion of cases (39%) in the UK: numbers and rates remain high but stable compared to recent years." (Health Protection Agency 2011)<br />
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London Borough of Hackney and the neighbouring boroughs Tower Hamlets and Eastham are some of the poorest boroughs in the UK and has some of the highest numbers of cases of tuberculosis.