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Isolation of Patients suffering from
Other Infectious Diseases.
The arrangement with the Hornsey Borough Council for
the reception of Finchley patients suffering from Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, or Enteric Fever expires on March 31st,
1913. The number of beds which were guaranteed by this
agreement has of late years frequently proved inadequate,
but by the courtesy of the Hornsey Authorities more beds have
been at times placed at our disposal whenever the accommodation
at Coppett's Road Hospital has warranted it. Patients
have also been sent to other institutions outside the district
and the difficulty of isolation overcome in various ways. After
considering the terms and conditions on which the Hornsey
Borough Council were prepared to continue to receive Finchley
patients after March, 1913, the Council decided to approach
the Urban District Council of Hendon with a view to combining
to build a joint-hospital for the two authorities undeir
the powers conferred by Section 131 of the Public Health
Acts, 1875. It was considered that the latter scheme offered
more advantages than the former, and the arrangements between
the two Councils are being concluded-
Refuse Removal and Destruction
The Council contract for the weekly removal of house
refuse, which, after collection, is burnt at the Sewage Farm.
A small charge is made for the removal of trade refuse. The
method of dealing with the refuse at the Sewage Farm has
many disadvantages, and the Council have decided to erect a
modern destructor. The Engineer has the matter well in hand
and the work should soon be in progress. Some nuisance is
occasionally caused by overloading the carts in which the
refuse is being collected, and thus littering the roadway; also,
unless care is taken during windy weather, some of the contents
of the carts are liable to be scattered. I do not think
the covering-sheets are always used carefully, and there is no
doubt that properly covered dust carts would be desirable.