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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infant welfare centres
The work at these institutions during 1942 is shown in the following table:-
| The work at these institutions during 1942 is shown in the following table:- | |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for prenatal consultations | 417 |
| Individual mothers who attended pre-natal sessions | 901 |
| Attendances of pre-natal mothers | 5,196 |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 405 |
| Individual children who attended:- | |
| 0 — 1 year | 1,695 |
| 1—5 years | 1,352 |
| Attendances of children at doctors' consultations:- | |
| 0 — l year | 5,199 |
| 1—5 years | 3,192 |
| Attendances at centres of children for all purposes:- | |
| 0—1 year | 13,588 |
| 1—5 years | 7,295 |
The Baby Clinic, 92. Tavistock Road.
Eight hundred and forty-seven children under 5 years
attended this institution, making 5,855 attendances. The
average number seen by the doctor was 19 per session.
Dental Treatment
The following table shows the dental treatment performed at the infant welfare centres during the year:-
| The following table shows the dental treatment performed at the infant welfare centres during the year:- | |
| No. of sessions | 52 |
| Patients (new cases) | 235 |
| Total attendances (all cases) | 994 |
| Extractions | 1,196 |
| Fillings | 72 |
| Dentures | 68 |
| Other treatments | 685 |
Maternity Home
Applications for admission 138
Applications accepted 138
Applications subsequently
withdrawn 6
Women confined in the home 99
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during
1942 was £504. 18s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose
applications were accepted and not withdrawn during the year
amounted to £544. 0s. 0d. Payments made by patients
totalled £482. 16s. 0d.