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HOSPITALS AND AMBULANCE
Our agreement with southgate for the use of 12 beds
at their isolation hospital. Tottenhall road, Palmers
Green, continues. The beds have been fully utilised and
at timeshave been insufficient for the needs of the district.
We have however been able to abtain beds at the London
Fever Hospital for our overflow cases and I wish to ewms
my thanks and appreciation of the kindness of the authorities
at this hospital in so promptly and courteously meeting our
requests. The cost of maintenance of patients in hospital
has greatly increased and it has been necessary to modify
the arrangements entered into with the Sothtgate Council
in 1909.
The ambulance for the removal of infectious disease
is that belonging to the finchley Council. The sanitary
Inspector personally arranges for and removes these cases.
Priern Barnet not having a hospital staff it is
practically impossiblie to keep an ambulance for its work.
The neighbouring district of southgate has a well
equipped ambulance with an efficient staff for dealing
withi/cases other than those of an infectious nature, and
Friern farnet can have tho use of this ambulance at the
charge necessary to cover the costs of running. This on
the average works out at about 17/- per Journey. This
ambulance was used 13 times during the year at a total
cost to the District of £4-4-0, the balance being paid
by the users.
MIDVIVES.
The County Council is the supervising authority for
the midwives in this District. There are two midwives on
the register who are working in this District.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTERS.
There are two in the District. One conneotod with
the education Authority under the control of the Middlesex
County Council and one in the South ward provided by the
narishioners of the St. Peter's Parish.
SMALL POX.
Frriern barnet is one of the authorities constituting
the Middlesex Joint small-box Hospital Board.
LABORATORY WORK.
This is carried out by the Clinical Research
Association. Every medical practitioner, residing in the
District, is supplied with a sterile swab, in metal screw
case, direct from the laboratory and also with a sputum
bottle properly packed in metal case. Widal outfits and
additional swabs and sputum outfits are kert at the Public