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Kensington 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table of Cases attended and Visits paid by Nurses of the Kensington District Nursing Association from January 1st, 1922, to December 31st, 1922.

Cases.Visits.
Maternity Cases45668
Pneumonia1292,274
Ophthalmia Neonatorum and other Inflammations of the Eyes of Newly-born Children38974
Influenza941,100
Infantile Diarrhœa18250
Tuberculosis41996
Diphtheria Suspect13
Measles40500
Septicæmia440
Whooping Cough9105
Polio-myelitis15
Totals4206,915

GRANT TO HOSPITALS, ETC. In addition to the previously mentioned subscription to the Nursing Association, the Council, during the past 12 months, made the following grants:—

£.s.d.
West London Hospital10100
Kensington and Fulham General Hospital550
St. Mary's Hospital10100
Paddington Green Children's Hospital550
Kensington Dispensary and Children's Hospital550
Kensal Gospel and Medical Mission550
Chelsea Hospital for Women550
Brompton Hospital for Consumption10100
Kensington District Nursing Association550

Grants sanctioned by the Minister of Health under the Council's Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme are shown on page 34.
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 252 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 87 cases of non-pulmonary
tuberculosis were notified.

The following Table shows the number of cases of both forms of the disease notified in the Borough and the several Wards therein during each year since 1913.

District.Years.
1913.1914.1915.1916.1917.1918.1919.1920.1921.1922.
The Borough849682564429543432582407374339
North Kensington642516423300406331445294272233
South Kensington186138133127137101137113102106
Wards.
St. Charles146117937511379104706648
Golborne228176147106124101150888980
Norland1901621347910299124938076
Pembridge78614940675267433729
Holland37354331413536362928
Earl's Court51402940352031252424
Queen's Gate34171014202316151520
Redcliffe39313527231633251923
Brompton2515161518721121511
Ward Unknown212882------

From this table, it will be seen that notifications of tuberculosis are diminishing in number
year by year in all parts of the Borough.