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Finchley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Middlesex County Council, the balance being covered by the Society. The Staff
of the Home consists of a housemother and an assistant, domestic workers and voluntary
help.
Enquiries should be made to Mr. H. I. Lissack, 21, East End Road, N.3.
(FINchley 2780).
MIDDLESEX AND SURREY LEAGUE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING
The following activities are available at the Finchley and Muswell Hill Groups—
games, socials, competitions, exhibitions, discussions, debates, talks, lip-reading and
clear speech practice, arm-chair travel with coloured slides, advice and help with all
problems of hearing. Members may participate in Conferences, Week-End Courses,
and other functions organised by the League, and by the British Association for the
Hard-of-Hearing, to which the League is affiliated.
Home visits are arranged for the sick and housebound members. Members may
also join in the various holidays organised during the year.
Finchley Meetings—at 34, Lambert Road, North Finchley, N.12.
1st and 3rd Tuesday in each month at 7.30 p.m.
Lip-reading Circle every Thursday at 2.30 p.m.
Muswell Hill Meetings—at The Campsbourne, High Road, N.8.
2nd and 4th Friday in each month.
Enquiries to the Secretary, Miss Mary Taylor, 24, Quakers Lane, Potters Bar,
Middlesex.
USEFUL INFORMATION
MINISTRY OF PENSIONS AND NATIONAL INSURANCE
40/44, Ballards Lane, Finchley, N.3. Telephone : FINchley 4071.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE BOARD
40/44, Ballards Lane, Finchley, N.3. Telephone : FINchley 6646.
REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
Mrs. E. E. Govier, 1, Friern Park, North Finchley, N.12. Telephone: HILlside
4768.
CINEMA ADMISSIONS
Until 4 p.m. on each weekday (except Bank Holidays), elderly persons may visit
the cinema at a reduced rate of admission—namely, 9d. for any seat in the house—
on the production of his or her Pension Book.
FREE BATHS
Free baths at the Public Baths, Squires Lane, N.3, are available to old-age
pensioners on production of their pension book on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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