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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
A Health Visitor is instructed to visit immediately upon
notification, and enquire into the circumstances of the case.

Arrangements have been made with the Metropolitan
Asylums Board for the reception and treatment of cases
of Ophthalmia Neonatorum from the Borough at St.
Margaret's Hospital, Kentish Town, N.W.5.
Application for the admission of cases to be made by the
Medical Officer of Health of the Borough, who will arrange
for the conveyance of patients to and from the Hospital.
The charge is to be at the rate of 10s. per patient per
day.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Cases of Tuberculosis notified in the Borough come
under the administrative control of the Surrey County
Council.
Every effort is made to assist the County Medical
Officer and Tuberculosis Officer in their activities in the
area.
A Sanitary Inspector is detailed to visit each notified
case and report on the condition of the premises, and also
to advise all contacts to consult the County Tuberculosis
Officer.
The efficiency of notification of Tuberculosis is good,
and there have been no cases of wilful neglect or refusal to
notify.
No cases have arisen during the year in which any
action became necessary under the Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or the
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.