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with enclosed sink and bath, and one bedroom with usual
accommodation, all under one roof and on the ground floor.
The sanitary arrangements of the whole premises are perfect.
Provision is made for thoroughly flushing all the foul water
drains, and special ventilating shafts have been erected.
All refuse is either burnt or disposed of on the enclosed
area.
The water supply passes through a meter on a bye-pass into
a four-inch main with three-inch branches, and is provided with
a four-inch sluice valve which would be opened to supply the
three hydrants in case of fire.
Visitors are allowed to visit patients on Sundays from two
to four o'clock, but are only allowed to communicate with the
patients through the windows. If any patient is dangerously ill,
special arrangements are made. The name of every person
entering or leaving the premises, and the time of entry and
exit, are entered in a book at the porter's lodge.
Patients from outside districts are admitted when there is
sufficient accommodation for them ; the authorities of the
Districts from which they come paying the Southgate Council for
their maintenance.
The cost of feeding staff and patients varies from nd. to
i/i per head per day.
During the past year 59 cases were admitted ; of these 89
were Scarlet Fever, 8 Diphtheria, and 2 Typhoid Fever.
Of these, 15 cases were admitted from outside the District:
13 of Scarlet Fever, and 2 of Diphtheria, all from Friern
Barnet.
There was one death from Scarlet Fever.
The average times of detention in Hospital were:—For
Scarlet Fever 47 days, for Diphtheria 28 days, and for Typhoid
Fever 52 days.