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joint Board, consisting of four members from each Council, has been the
controlling body since January 1st, 1906. It was mutually arranged in June, 1907,
that the share of the precept payable by each Council should be, in future, based
on the estimated population, calculated on the number of houses found inhabited
by the Vestry Clerks in May of each year. Besides, a contribution of 30s. per
case admitted is made by the district from which the patient is sent in. The
contribution of Edmonton towards the Hospital for the year ending 31st March,
1915, was £6,130, compared with £4,994 the previous year.

During 1913-14 the greatest number of patients resident on one day was
216; that is 53 more than the normal accommodation. The only strangers
admitted during 1913-14 appear to have been two cases of enteric fever.
Four workmen's cottages have been erected on the estate and are occupied
by the engineer, the stoker, head gardener and assistant porter.
The Medical Superintendent, Dr. Haldane Cook, on November 6th, 1913,
entered into the residence which had been erected for him.
During January, there was much difficulty in getting cases admitted into
our Isolation Hospital; partly because of the large number of cases sent in the
previous quarter, and partly because the occurrence of cross-infection had led
to the longer detention of cases and clearance of wards for some days at a time.
In February there was the same trouble and two cases of diphtheria were sent
to Cheshunt. In December, owing to lack of room in the cubicle ward, two
cases of scarlet fever (with mixed infection) were unable to be received.