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Finchley 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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S chool Cl osure. Owing to the presence of epidemic disease and the increasing number of absentees, it was found necessary to close the following schools during the course of the year:—
| School. | Disease. | Inclusive Dates of Closure. |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Infants | Mumps | 2oth March to nth April |
| Holy Trinity Mixed | „ | „ „ |
| Long Lane Infants | Mumps and Measles | „ „ |
| Long Lane Mixed | „ „ | „ „ |
| St. Mary's Infants | Mumps | 15th June io 6th July |
Water Supply.
The District is supplied from the mains of the Barnet
Water Company. From evidence given before the Parliamentary
Bills Committee, it appears that the Company pump
from five deep wells in the chalk—three in Barnet, one at
Potters Bar, and one at East Barnet—and, in addition can
obtain a certain quantity of water from the New River Company.
The service is at present intermittant to the greater portion
of Finchley, but the Company are under an obligation to
allord a constant supply by the 15th August, 1907, throughout
so much of the District as can be supplied by gravitation from
their existing reservoirs at New Barnet..
The quantity of water supplied has been estimated at about
twenty gallons per head per day. No water-softening process
is in use.