Pulmonary tuberculosis and its socio-cultural setting in Vadodara

Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the major diseases whose incidence remains unabated in many Indian cities. It appears to reflect one of the consequences of modern urban conditions prevailing in the country. In the present paper, the close association between the distribution pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis in Vadodara with the social, cultural and economic conditions of life in the city becomes clear even when a small slice of recent time, 1977 to 1981, is taken to view it. The paper briefly sifts available data and indicates some of the directions in which the problem could be tackled to create a more healthy environment for city dwellers.