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hospital has now to be regarded as the usual place of
residence of the inmates and all deaths occurring therein
are assigned to the District in which the Hospital is
situated. This explains the apparent sharp increase in
the Death Hates noted in the last two years.
An analysis of the various causes of death will be
found at the end of the Report.
The Deaths and Death-Rates for the past five years
have been:

GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Hospitals.
The provision of hospital beds for Friern Barnet
residents has shown no material alteration since my last
report was issued. On the whole, from what I can learn
the admission of acute cases to hospital, both medical,
surgical and gynaecological, has shown a tendency to ease,
although it could not yet be said that the situation is
entirely satisfactory. Until recently, most hospitals
had comparatively lengthy waiting lists for children requiring
admission to hospital for the removal of tonsils
and adenoids. I am informed that these waiting lists have
been quite drastically reduced, although it must be admitted
that many of us are still not satisfied that the removal of
tonsils and adenoids is always confined to those cases
where operative treatment is definitely indicated. That,
however, is a matter over which I have little control,
cither as Medical Officer of Health or as Area Medical
Officer. The demand for maternity beds in hospitals has
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