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population. Again, the infection was of a mild type, as only
one death was registered.
The figures for the previous years are as follows:—
1914 1015 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
56 59 20' 12 15 20 65 120 120 65 75
Enteric Fever.—No eases were reported.
Measles.—This is no longer a notifiable disease in this
district. 'Cue ease was admitted into the Isolation Hospital.
Erysipelas.—Six eases were notified and two removed to
hospital.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.-—One ease was notified, and
was removed to hospital and died.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—Two eases were notified
during the year.
Tuberculosis.—The Surrey County Council arc responsible
for the treatment of cases in this District. All notified cases
are, however, visited, and the patients are instructed in the
methods of the disinfection of sputum, and opportunity is
taken of inspecting the premises. The rooms are disinfected
at the termination of a case.
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total
tuberculosis deaths was 11.2 per cent,
The number of specimens of sputums examined for the
tubercle bacillus was 37.
Number of primary Notifications received for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 19
„ „ „ „ other Tubercular Diseases 8
TOTAL ... 27
Total number of patients on books at end of year 105
Number of cases occurring in houses with 6 rooms 15
„ „ „ „ „ 5„ 74
„ „ „ „ „ 4„ 14
„ „ „ „ „ 3„ 8