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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 1924
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924
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DAY NURSERIES. The following table shows a record of children's attendances at the five Day Nurseries in the Borough in the year 1924.
| Gol-borne. | Kensal Crcche (Medical Mission) | Lancaster Road. | Notting Hill Day Nursery | St. Clement's, Tread-gold St. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Whole day attendances of children under 3 years of age | 4704 | 2738 | 2582 | 8621 | 2952 | 21597 |
| 2. Whole day attendances of children over 3 years of age | 2018 | 720 | 1493 | 4139 | 1471 | 9841 |
| 3. Total whole day attendances | 6722 | 3458 | 4075 | 12760 | 4423 | 31438 |
| 4. Charges made for each attendance of a child | 10d. | 9d. | 9d. | 8d. | 1/- | — |
| 5. Half-day attendances of children under 3 years of age | — | 337 | 599 | — | 936 | |
| 6. Half-day attendances of children over 3 years of age | — | 195 | 334 | — | _ | 529 |
| 7. Total half-day attendances | — | 532 | 933 | — | — | 1465 |
| 8. Charges made for each attendance of a child | — | 5d. | 6d. | — | — | — |
| 9. Average daily attendance of children | 31 | 18 | 24 | 54 | 20 | — |
HOMES FOR DESERTED, WIDOWED OR UNMARRIED MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. A record of work done in 1924 is shown in the following table:—
| 1. No. of expectant or nursing mothers in residence at commencement of year | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2. No. admitted during the year | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 3. No. remaining in residence at the end of the year | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 4. Average duration of stay before confinement (in days) | — | 55 | — |
| 5. Average duration of stay after confinement (in days) | 157 | 74 | — |
| 6. No. of infants and children under 5 years of age in residence at beginning of year | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 7. No. admitted during the year | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 8. No. remaining in residence at end of year | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 9. Average duration of stay (in days) | 157 | 74 | — |
No. 466, Uxbridge Road is in the Borough of Hammersmith, but the Home is in every other
sense a Kensington Institution. It is controlled by a Voluntary Committee of Kensington ladies
and gives preference to Kensington girls.
MOTHERCRAFT TRAINING SOCIETY (29-31, TREBOVIR ROAD).
This institution receives patients from all parts of the country and does not provide for
Kensington cases any more than for those from other districts; therefore, although situated in the
Royal Borough, it cannot be regarded as a Kensington institution in the same sense as the other
units dealt with in this report.
Besides giving treatment to children and advice to mothers, particularly in regard to dietetic
errors, the institution is a teaching centre for practical training in Child Welfare. The courses of
instruction are intended for general hospital nurses, maternity nurses and welfare workers.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1924.
| No. of Infants in the Institution at the beginning of year | 21 |
| No. admitted during the year | 94 |
| No. discharged during the year | 86 |
| No. died during the year | 9 |
| No. in residence at the end of the year | 20 |
| Average duration of stay of Infants in the Institution— | |
| Malnutrition Cases | 65 days |
| Breast Feeding Cases (Infants and Mothers) | 26 days |