On september 8th , five weeks after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at two farms in surrey , debby reynolds , britain 's chief vet , announced that the country was once again free of the disease .
Less flattering reviews were saved for the county of surrey , close to london , " made up of uninspiring towns and dull , sprawling suburbs , " while the city of cardiff in wales was slated as " a prodigious boozing town . "
In 2008 , 254 patients with afghanistan battle injuries were treated at either the royal centre for defence medicine at selly oak in birmingham or the defence medical rehabilitation centre at headley court in surrey .