Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
There are eight voluntary infant welfare centres in Kensington and one branch centre. The
borough has been mapped out into a similar number of areas with one centre in each, an attempt
having been made to place each home in the area of that centre which is most accessible to the
mother.
The work done at the infant welfare centres during the year 1932 is shown in the following table :—
Particulars of work done. | Archer Street. | Bramley Road | Campden Hill. | Golborne. | Kenley Street. | Lancaster Road. | Raymede. | South Kensington | Sutton Trust. | Totals. |
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1—No. of births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention | 90 | 268 | 73 | 251 | 217 | 375 | 311 | 261 | 64 | 1,910 |
2—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 48 | 103 | 89 | 110 | 50 | 132 | 150 | 99 | 50 | 831 |
3—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations | 22 | 50 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 231 |
4—Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year | 308 | 473 | 187 | 474 | 291 | 811 | 471 | 361 | 202 | 3,578 |
5—Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year | 50 | 115 | 34 | 47 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 59 | 625 |
6—Total number of individual children who attended during the year— | • | |||||||||
1. Children 0 to 1 year | 198 | 297 | 118 | 272 | 198 | 420 | 347 | 221 | 121 | 2,192 |
2. „ 1 to 5 years | 134 | 159 | 86 | 324 | 132 | 452 | 430 | 215 | 208 | 2,140 |
7—Total attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose ot buying dried milk or other article) | 648 | 1,635 | 1,125 | 1,013 | 2,095 | 4,769 | 2,659 | 1,900 | 800 | 16,654 |
8—Total attendances at centre of children for all purposes— | ||||||||||
1. Children 0 to 1 year | 2,043 | 3,153 | 1,303 | 3,'203 | 1,928 | 5,571 | 4,295 | 2,316 | 1,268 | 25,080 |
2. „ 1 to 5 years | 1,145 | '4048 | 1,260 | 4,107 | 1,405 | 5,966 | 3,961 | 2,467 | 1,685 | 24,044 |
9—Total attendances at dinners (included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)— | ||||||||||
1. Mothers | — | — | — | — | 2,777 | — | — | — | 2.777 | |
2. Children | — | — | — | — | — | 2,470 | — | _ | — | 2,470 |
10—Total attendances at doctors' consultations— | ||||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 203 | 563 | 72 | 122 | 306 | 270 | 2U5 | 271 | 110 | 2,122 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 92 | 154 | — | 295 | 115 | 120 | 184 | 561 | 126 | 1,647 |
3. Children 0 to 1 year | 762 | 1,717 | 1,022 | 1,539 | 709 | 2,673 | 2,082 | 1,450 | 622 | 12,576 |
4. „ 1 to 5 years | 433 | 952 | 846 | 1,462 | 536 | 1,281 | 1,982 | 1,227 | 1,026 | 9,745 |
11-Average attendances at doctors' consultations— | ||||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
3. Children 0 to 1 year | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
4. „ 1 to 5 years | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
12—Number of individual children weighed during the year | 332 | 456 | 204 | 596 | 330 | 872 | 777 | 406 | 327 | 4.300 |
13—Total weighings 14—Number of first visits paid to— | 2,961 | 5,065 | 2,345 | 6,757 | 3.326 | 9,012 | 8,067 | 4,412 | 2,953 | 44,898 |
1. Expectant mothers | 23 | 64 | — | 78 | 81 | 211 | 135 | — | 50 | 642 |
2. Children 0 to 1 year | 21 | 33 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
15—Total number of home visits paid to— | ||||||||||
1. Expectant mothers | 115 | 109 | 45 | 161 | 166 | 211 | 100 | 49 | 87 | 1,043 |
2. Children 0 to 1 year | 744 | 577 | 292 | 1,090 | 403 | 906 | 858 | 757 | 462 | 6,089 |
3. „ 1 to 5 years | 877 | 466 | 462 | 1,012 | 399 | 1,008 | 744 | 974 | 417 | 6,359 |