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Finchley 1938
[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 London
County Council for the conveyance ol all cases of
infectious disease from their homes to the Joint
Isolation Hospital.
(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 368 accidents and 485 private cases.
Mortuary.
During 1938, 68 bodies were received in the Mortuary,
11 of these belonging to Friern Barnet.
The new Mortuary on the North Circular Road is now
in use and so far has proved to be very satisfactory.
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