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Every effort to provide the new hospital at an early date has been made. The plans, prepared
by the architects as the result of much research and enquiry were finally adopted early in 1926
and building operations commenced on July 26th.
A considerable portion of the future building was already distinguishable when H.R.H. The
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, laid the Foundation Stone on Tuesday, November 2nd, in the
presence of a large number of supporters of the hospital.
The out-patient department and a ward unit of fifteen beds will be completed during the present
year and it is hoped to open this first portion of the Hospital for patients in September next.
Pending the erection of the new hospital, out-patient work has been carried on during 1926,
at St. Mark's Church Institute, St. Mark's Road, North Kensington. Here 3,201 patients have
been dealt with, both children and women, and 14,671 attendances recorded. The lack of beds
has been keenly felt; more than 150 children whose cases were urgent and serious, requiring inpatient
treatment, have been unable to be dealt with at these premises. In spite of these drawbacks
the number of patients attending has been much higher than during the last few years in Church
Street, and has shown a steady increase, thus affording further proof of the need known so well
by those who live or work in North Kensington and its neighbourhood, for a properly equipped
hospital with accommodation for a large number of patients.
At the present time the staff engaged at the St. Mark's Road temporary out-patient department
is as follows:—
Honorary Medical Officers 5
Resident Medical Officer 1
Dispenser 1
Sister-in-Charge 1
SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
Dr. Menzies, the County Medical Officer, has kindly made it possible for me to give the
following particulars of the routine medical examination of elementary school children carried out
in 1926 in Kensington.