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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Ambulance Facilities.
(a) Infectious Cases—Arrangements have been made
by the Joint Hospital Committee with the Metropolitan
Asylums Board for the conveyance of all
cases of infectious disease from their homes to the
Joint Isolation Hospital.
A horse ambulance is maintained at the Council's
Disinfecting Station for use within the district
and for the conveyance of infectious cases belonging
to Friern Barnet.
(b) Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.—The Council
provide a Motor Ambulance for the conveyance of
non-infectious sick and cases of accident. During
the year the ambulance was called out in connection
with 100 street accidents and 327 private cases.
A sum amounting to £182 was recovered from the
various users.
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