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An inspection of the home conditions of persons
suffering from Tuberculosis is carried out either by
the Public Health Department or the Tuberculosis
Department of the Surrey County Council, with a
view to improving the conditions and to mitigate the
risk of infection to other members of the household
concerned. The Surrey County Council makes all
arrangements for the provision of sanatorium and
hospital treatment.
Measles.
Measles is not a notifiable infectious disease in
Surbiton and no accurate records of the number of
cases are kept. The Head masters and mistresses
notify the cases occurring in the Schools.
The Tolwortli Isolation Hospital now, takes in
complicated cases of measles.

There was a drop from five cases in 1934 to one
last year, and the vision of this one case was
unimpaired.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum is a purulent discharge
from the eyes within twenty-one days of birth.