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Anaesthetics
General anaesthetics administered by
Dental Officers 2

Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies
No progress could be made with the fluoridation of local public water supplies for the measure
depends upon approval of all Authorities who share the same water supply and the user Authorities of
the three sources of water supplies in Barnet have not all agreed with the policy of fluoridation.
Tuberculosis
The Finchley Chest Clinic, High Road, Finchley, N.12, closed in August 1967 and the Borough
is now served by two Chest Clinics:
1. Edgware Chest Clinic (attached to Edgware General Hospital)
Chest Physician: Dr. H.J. Trenchard.
2. Barnet Chest Clinic (attached to Barnet General Hospital)
Chest Physician: Dr. J.G. Hounslow.
On the closure of Finchley Chest Clinic, arrangements were made by the Regional Hospital
Boards for patients to be based on other Chest Clinics and those arrangements have been proved
satisfactory insofar as the Authority is concerned. Some concern had been expressed at the
possible loss of X-ray facilities in the Finchley area, but this matter has been resolved by the
holding of one evening session per week for routine X-rays for general practitioners at Finchley
Memorial Hospital. There are general medical outpatient clinics with two visiting consultants,
each attending once a fortnight, at the Finchley Memorial Hospital and the North West Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board have indicated that should the pressure on this outpatient department
increase, they would be prepared to increase the number of doctor sessions available. The
Medical Director of the Mass Radiography Service has stated that in the event of the number of
patients referred to the Finchley Memorial Hospital being greater than anticipated, he would be
prepared to set up a mobile unit for either a morning or an afternoon per week.
The Health Visitors and T.B. Visitors continue to carry out social visiting and act as a
liaison between the patients and the chest physicians.
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