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Kensington 1924
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924
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GRANTS TO MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE INSTITUTIONS PAID BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1924.
| £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Archer Street Infant Welfare Centre | 107 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Bramley Road „ „ „ (with Kenley Street Branch) | 233 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Campden Hill „ „ „ | 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Earl's Court „ ,, ,, | 107 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Golborne | 157 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Lancaster Road „ „ „ | 157 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Raymede | 167 | 0 | 0 | |
| Evelyn Convalescent Cottage Home | 16 | 16 | 0 | |
| Hambledon Cottage Home | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Taplow Convalescent Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| The Ladbroke Road Baby Hospital | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kensington Board of Guardians (Maternity Home) | 4S | 0 | 0 | |
| The Kensington District Nursing Association | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
These grants have been sanctioned by the Minister of Health, with the result that 50 per cent,
will be refunded to the Council by the Government in all except the last mentioned, in respect of
which the Government's contribution is £75.
GRANT TO HOSPITALS, ETC. In addition to the above mentioned grants, the Council gave the following subscriptions during the year.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West London Hospital | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Kensington and Fulham General Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Paddington Green Children's Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensington Dispensary and Children's Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensal Gospel and Medical Mission | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chelsea Hospital for Women | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brompton Hospital for Consumption | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Kensington District Nursing Association | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Western Ophthalmic Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
These subscriptions are not strictly in respect of Maternity and Child Welfare work, but this
is the most suitable place in this report in which to record them. The sanction of the Ministry
of Health is not applied for in respect of these subscriptions and no Government contribution is
received.
HOSPITAL LETTERS.
In return for subscriptions, the Council receive a number of hospital letters which entitle
patients to treatment. In addition, some private subscribers forward their letters to the Town
Hall, knowing that they will be distributed to the most needy people by the Council's Health
Officers, who have an intimate knowledge of the poor.
The number of hospital letters issued to Kensington poor people during the year by officers of
the Public Health Department was 708, and in each case careful enquiry was made in order to
make certain that the patient was a deserving one.
THE WORK OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE MATERNITY
AND CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE.
This Committee was formally constituted by the Council in 1920, and is composed of two
representatives appointed by each of the seven Infant Welfare Centres with two appointed by the
Tavistock Road Baby Clinic.
In November, on the re-election of the Committee by the Council, Lady Maurice, who became
Chairman in 1923, was again voted to that position. Mrs. H. T. Carnegie was selected for the
position of Vice-Chairman in place of Miss Grace B. Wood, who resigned her position on the
Committee on leaving London.
The primary object of the Advisory Committee is to secure the co-ordination of the work of
the various Welfare Centres and Baby Clinic and co-operation between these voluntary organisations
and the Borough Council; and the successful manner in which these difficult problems have
been solved has fully justified the existence of this body.
As a result of their investigations and deliberations, a series of recommendations were
forwarded to the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Committee during the year ; these dealt
mainly with (1) the establishment of the Kensington Maternity Home, (2) the notification of
zymotic enteritis, (3) health propaganda, and (4) the need of a new Infant Welfare Centre in the
Notting Dale area. The recommendations have proved very helpful to the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee, and many have been adopted by the Council.