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AMBULANCES.
The Council possess two Ambulances, one suitable for the
removal of ordinary infectious cases, and the other especially built
for the removal of Small Pox patients; the former is occasionally
used for the removal of "outside" cases of infectious disease to their
own homes; in the ordinary way, however, our infectious cases are
removed to Hospital in the Metropolitan Asylums Board s Ambulances.
The Council purpose to establish a Motor Ambulance for the
speedy conveyance of injured people to Hospital. It is expected that
with the growth of the district, and with the rapid means of transit,
there will be no lack of work for this vehicle, and that it will prove
a boon. It is purposed to have it housed at the Central Fire Station,
and it will be available by day and night.
METEOROLOGICAL STATION.
The local Meteorological Station is recognised as belonging to
the second order (normal Climatological Station) by the Meteorological
Office; weekly and monthly reports are furnished to the Head Office,
an analysis of which appears in the returns of the Registrar General.
DISINFECTION OF LIBRARY BOOKS.
When a case of infectious disease occurs in any house containing
books borrowed from the Library, and which have been handled by
the patient, such books are either disinfected, or, if their condition
renders it necessary, destroyed altogether.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The North-Eastern Fever Hospital at the close of the year
contained 674 patients (98 Tottenham residents) and 354 officials, the
Prince of Wales's General Hospital 90 patients (30 Tottenham residents)
and 55 officials, the Jewish Home for Incurables 82 patients (no
Tottenham residents) and 26 officials, and the Edmonton Workhouse
348 Tottenham inmates. The number of Tottenham persons receiving
out-door relief at the end of the year was 710.