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Professional Nursing in the Home.
The Finchley District Nursing and Benevolent Society
provides three nurses for attendance upon the sick poor of
the district.
The Society has indicated its readiness to co-operate
with the Local Authority should the need arise. No financial
contribution is paid to the Society by the Local Authority.
The Finchley Women Citizens' Association have instituted
a scheme whereby families can have the services
of a visiting nurse on the payment of an entrance fee of
5/- and an annual subscription of 10/-.
The home nursing of cases of infectious disease is not
undertaken by the Local Authority apart from what the
health visitors are able to do in the course of their routine
visits to the homes.
Midwives.
During the year 11 midwives notified iheir intention of
practising within the area, and they attended 80 cases in
the capacity of midwife and 46 cases as maternity nurse.
No midwives are employed or subsidised by the
Council.
Legislation in Force.
Details were set out in the report for 1934 and it is not
considered necessary to repeat them.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
With the exception of a few houses which are supplied
by the Metropolitan Water Board the district receives its
water supply from the Barnet District Gas and Water
Company. The water, being derived from deep wells, is pure
and wholesome but has a high degree of hardness. The
supply has been adequate.
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