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Infectious Diseases. 13
Encephalitis Lethargica.—One case has been notified. This
disease has often been called "Sleeping Sickness" in the press, but is
quite different from the disease.
Puerperal Fever.—Four cases were notified with 4 deaths.
Ophthalmia Neonatordum.— Three cases were notified and treated
until well, with no resulting damage to the eyes.
(See Table 11. for the list of Infectious Diseases notified during
the year.)
Tuberculosis.—Thirty-five cases were notified in 1920, against 44 in
1919, and 58 in 1918.

It will be seen, that the death rate from. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
is decreasing in this district.
There were 20 deaths from Tuberculosis; 17 being from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and 3 from other forms.
The Surrey County Council is the authority responsible for the
treatment (institutional, dispensary, and domiciliary, within the Urban
District, of all tuberculosis cases), and statistical returns as to the
work carried out are furnished to the County Medical Officer, and
will be published in his Annual Report.
By arrangement with the Surrey County Council a Tuberculosis
Dispensary is provided in the Isolation, Hospital grounds, and
advanced cases, from, the County area as well as from, the Urban
District, are admitted to a special Tuberculosis Block at the Hospital.
Forty-four cases were so admitted to the Hospital during the year,
and 12 of these cases died in the Hospital; all being advanced cases
of the disease.
One hundred and sixty-five visits were made to, patients at their
homes by the Tuberculosis Nurses.