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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 1926
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1926
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The medical and nursing personnel, the food and other necessities are supplied by the Guardians.
For services, etc. rendered, the Borough Council pay 5s. per day for each maternity case admitted
and they also pay the cost of any additional medical or nursing staff which the Guardians find it
necessary to employ.
| 1924. Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | 1925. | 1926. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of applications for admission | 36 | 112 | 135 |
| No. of applications accepted | 35 | 111 | 134 |
| No. of applications withdrawn | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| No. of women confined during the year | 13 | 108 | 123 |
Cleansing ana reaecoration operations during the month, of September necessitated the
closing of the Maternity Home for a period of tivo weeks. As no other suitable accommodation
at St Mary Abbot's Hospital was available for the reception of maternity cases,
arrangements were made with the Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Councils for the
admission to the Maternity Homes maintained by those two authorities of those women
whose confinements were expected during the period of the closure. Three cases admitted
to the Hammersmith ancLiwo in the Fulham Maternity Homes are included in this figure.
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during the year was £853 15s. 8d., including the
sum of £34 14s. Od., paid to the Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Councils.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose applications were submitted during the
year amounted to £369 17s. Od. Payments made by patients totalled £336 8s. 6d.
DAY NURSERIES. The following table shows a record of children's attendances at the four Day Nurseries in the Borough in the year 1926.
| Golborne. | Lancaster Road. | Notting Hill Day Nursery | St. Clement's, Tread-gold St. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Whole day attendances of children under 3 years of age | 4331 | 3331 | 8952 | 3156 | 19770 |
| 2. Whole day attendances of children over 3 | 2192 | 1566 | 2910 | 662 | 7330 |
| 3. Total whole day attendances | 6523 | 4897 | 11862 | 3818 | 27100 |
| 4. Charges made for each attendance of a child | lOd. | 9d. | 8d. | 1/- | — |
| 5. Half-day attendances of children under 3 years of age | — | 194 | — | 451 | 645 |
| 6. Half-day attendances of children over 3 years of age | — | 155 | 108 | 263 | |
| 7. Total half-day attendances | — | 349 | — | 559 | 908 |
| 8. Charges made for each attendance of a child | — | 6d. | — | 8d. | — |
| 9. Average daily attendance of children | 29 | 21 | 51 | 22 | — |
HOMES FOR DESERTED, WIDOWED OR UNMARRIED MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. A record of work done in 1926 is shown in the following table :—
| 466, Uxbridge Road. | 2, Upper Phillimore Place. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. in residence at commencement of year | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| No. admitted during the year | 12 | 26 | 38 | |
| No. remaining in residence at the end of the year | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Average duration of stay before confinement (in days) | _ | 74 | ||
| Average duration of stay after confinement (in days) | 730 | 86 | — | |
| No. in residence at beginning of year | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| No. admitted during the year | 12 | 14 | 26 | |
| No. remaining in residence at end of year | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Average duration of stay (in days) | 730 | 86 | — | |