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in the female sex. There can be little doubt that the
increase is associated with the stresses of life arising
directly from war conditions and especially with the
absorption of so many young people into industry. The
housing shortage compels tuberculous families to live
under more crowded conditions than they would normally,
and this is a serious difficulty which is constantly recurring
at the present time. To some extent the figures are
magnified by the discovery of early disease in those who
are about to join or who have just joined the various
branches of the forces, and in one way this is an advantage.
Notification of tuberculosis was on the whole satisfactory.
There were eight cases during the year which
did not come to light until after death.
The facilities for chest X-ray examination offered by
arrangement with the Kingston Victoria Hospital was made
use of by four cases.

CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION
HOSPITAL.
Scarlet fever (including one re-admission) 39
Suspected scarlet fever 6
Diphtheria 6
Diphtheria "carrier" 1
Suspected diphtheria 6
Cerebro-spinal fever 4
Suspected cerebro-spinal fever 1
Dysentery 28
Measles14
Whooping cough 2 .