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Kensington 1925
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925
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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Ambulances for infectious, accident and maternity cases are provided by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board and the London County Council, and during the year the service proved efficient.
Indeed, the removal of fever cases is commonly effected within half-an-hour of a message being
sent to the offices of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and ambulances generally arrive within a few
minutes of a call being given for accident removals.
OTHER HEALTH SERVICES.
There are no fever hospitals within the Borough, but several provided by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board are within easy reach.
The arrangements for the treatment of tuberculosis and the organisation for maternity and
child welfare work are discussed further on in this report.
Kensington enjoys a great advantage in possessing a large number of ladies and gentlemen
who give freely of their time and money to voluntary bodies interested in the health and welfare
of the poorer members of the community. Not only are all the maternity and child welfare institu
tions in Kensington organised on a voluntary basis, but there are at work in the Borough twc
branches of the Charity Organisation Society, a branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association
a branch of the British Red Cross Society, the Kensington Council of Social Service, School Can
Committees, a Tuberculosis Care Committee and a number of other bodies managed and financec
on voluntary lines by Kensington residents. The Council have endeavoured with marked success
to work in close co-operation with these organisations and the relationship between them ha:
always been a happy one.
SUBSCRIPTIONS BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL TO VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANISATIONS DURING 1925. Subscriptions to Hospitals, etc.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton Hospital for Consumption | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cancer Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chelsea Hospital for Women | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensington Dispensary and Children's Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensington District Nursing Association | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensington and Fulham General Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kensal Gospsl and Medical Mission | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Paddington Green Children's Hospital | 5 | 0 | |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 10 | 0 | |
| West London Hospital | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Western Ophthalmic Hospital | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Payments to Maternity and Child Welfare Institutions.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Street Infant Welfare Centre | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Bramley Road „ „ „ (with Kenley Street Branch) | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| Campden Hill | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl's Court | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Golborne „ „ „ | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancaster Road | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymede | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymede Massage and Electrical Treatment Centre | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Evelyn Convalescent Cottage Home | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Hambledon Cottage Home | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ladbroke Road Baby Hospital | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Mutual Registration of Assistance Society | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kensington Board of Guardians (Maternity Home) | 575 | 8 | 5 |
| Kensington District Nursing Association | 200 | 0 | 0 |