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THE BABY CLINIC, No. 92, TAVISTOCK ROAD.
The Baby Clinic acts both as a Treatment Centre and Infant Welfare Centre, but it is not an
Infant Welfare Centre in the same sense as the other seven ; nevertheless, much valuable work is
performed.
The following are the records for the year ending December 31st, 1926:—
Number of sessions at wh'ch doctors attended for infant consultations 150
Number of sessions at which doctors attended for special ante-natal and
post-natal consultations 51
Total number of individual mothers who attended during year 209
Total number of individual children who attended during year (Old) 922
„ „ (New) 725
Total attendances at Centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the
accompanying of children) 880
Total attendances of children at Centre for all purposes 14,990
Number seen by doctor at consultations :—
1. Ante-natal mothers 171
2. Post-natal mothers 502
3. Children 6,692
Average number seen by doctor at consultations :—
1. Ante-natal mothers 5
2. Post-natal mothers 11
3. Children 45
Number of individual children weighed 1,647
Total weighings 6,692
Collective instruction by lectures is undertaken at Tavistock Road, by the Council's
Health Lecturer, but there is little home visting.
Under an arrangement with the County Council, certain minor defects and ailments discovered
in children at the school medical examinations are treated at this Clinic and much useful work in
this direction is being carried out.
LADBROKE ROAD BABY IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL.
This institution, which was opened in 1919, has 20 beds for the treatment of sub-acute and
chronic diseases.
Records for the year 1926 :—
Number of infants in residence at commencement of year 16
Number of admissions during the year 120
Number of discharges during the year 107
Number of deaths during the year 11
Number in residence at end of year 18
Average duration of stay in hospital 39 days
As in previous years the Council made a grant of £200 to the Authorities of the Hospital
towards the maintenance for a further period of twelve months of two beds therein, to be placed at
the disposal of the Infant Welfare Centres serving the Borough, the grant to be subject to the same
conditions as in 1925, viz., that provision shall be made for the doctors in attendance at the
Centres to continue in the hospital, if they so desire, the supervision of the cases recommended by
them, and that the Medical Officer of Health shall continue a representative of the Council on the
Committee of Management and shall be furnished with the names and addresses of patients
admitted from within the Borough, together with the dates of their admission and discharge.
Although two beds are reserved for children recommended from the various Kensington Welfare
Centres, all the beds are available for children belonging to the Borough.
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT.
(The Baby Clinic and Hospital).
Dr. W. A. Hislop, one of the Medical Officers of the Hospital, has kindly supplied me with the
following report in regard to Light Treatment.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment in the Baby Clinic and Hospital.
During the past year there have been treated in the Light Department of the Baby Clinic
630 children, involving 4,363 treatments, and making an average of about 80 attendances
weekly. This is a considerable increase over the previous year, and the whole of the available
working time of the Department is taken up. In fact, there has been for some time a waiting
list. Most of the parents bring their children with regularity, and show great interest in the
treatment and progress of the children.