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Sewerage.
The roads in this District have separate sewers for
storm water, and all houses except the older ones
have the dual system of drainage. An endeavour is being
made to connect the storm water from the old houses into
the surface water sewers as opportunities occur. This is
very necessary, as everything should be done to make the
daily flow of sewerage at any sewage works as uniform as
possible. The sewage from the Avenue and Ely place
Section of the District has to be pumped to the Sewage
Works, and in this case any rain water admitted to the
sewers greatly increases the cost of lifting the sewage to
the gravitation sewers.
The sewage from several houses in the Avenue; Holmsdale
Road, and Stanhope Road has been diverted into the
gravitation sewers, and at the same time separated from the
storm water.
Sewers have been laid in Queen's Avenue (continuation),
Myddleton Park, Oakleigh Gardens, Athenæum Road
and a commencement has been made of sewering Pollard
Road (Myddleton Park), Ivy Avenue, Hollyfield Avenue
(Hollyfield Estate). Surface water sewers have been laid
in parts of Friern Lane and Oakleigh Road, N., from
Myddleton Park to Russell Lane.
Ambulance.
This District does not yet possess an Ambulance, but
satisfactory arrangements have been made with the Finchley
D.C. for the hire of their conveyance.
Mortuary.
The Finchley District Council have an excellent Mortuary
a short distance from Friern Barnet's West boundary,
and arrangements have been made for its use.
Coroner's Inquests.
The large room on the West Side of the Council Offices
has been fitted up for Coroner's Inquests, and during the
year a number of Finchley and Friern Barnet Inquests have
been held there. The Council Offices being near the
Finchley Mortuary this room has been found convenient for
holding the Finchley Inquests. Formerly the Inquests
were held at Public Houses.