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Infectious Disease.—Cases of infectious disease are sent to
the Isolation Hospital, Coppetts Road, Muswell Hill, N.10, which
is controlled by a joint Hospital Committee for the districts of
Hornsey, Finchley and Wood Green.
Small-Pox.—The Council has an arrangement for the treatment
of cases of small-pox in the Uxbridge Joint Small-Pox
Hospital at Yeading, Middlesex.
Tuberculosis.—There are 757 beds available under the
Middlesex County Council scheme for the treatment of tuberculosis
in sanatoria.
Nursing Homes.—There are some 25 private Nursing Homes
in the Borough.
The Council have during the year made the following contributions
to Institutions in the Borough :—
Hornsey Cottage Hospital—£50.
Hornsey Deanery Association for Preventive and
Rescue Work—£25.
Highgate District Nursing Association—£10 10s. Od.
Ambulances.—The Borough Ambulance is kept at the
Central Fire Station under the control of the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor, and during the year has been used for the conveyance
of 773 persons on 733 occasions, 188 cases being street
accidents and 545 private and other cases.
There is also a Ford Ambulance for the medical services of
the Borough, which is used mainly for the conveyance of school
children. During the year this conveyance has covered 7,051
miles.
Mortuary.—During the year 77 bodies were brought to the
Mortuary at the Sanitary Depot, Hornsey, and 75 inquests were
held by the Coroner.
The floor of the post-mortem room has been relaid and a
new water-closet has been fixed at the Coroner's Court.