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Kensington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S HOSPITAL ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
No. 176, LADBROKE GROVE.
This Clinic was opened by the Queen Charlotte's Hospital Authorities in June, 1921, at their
District Nurses' Home, which is situated a little north of the Ladbroke Grove Railway Station—a
point easily accessible to the majority of North Kensington mothers.
During the year, 991 individual expectant women attended the ante-natal sessions at this
institution and about 750 of these were Kensington cases. The total number of attendances of all
ante-natal cases was 2,449.
MIDWIFERY ARRANGEMENTS.
The number of home confinements attended by the staff of the North Kensington Queen
Charlotte's District Nurses' Home during 1923 was 950, and about 750 of these were
Kensington cases.
The Earl's Court Infant Welfare midwifery scheme, 'established at the beginning of 1922,
worked very successfully up to the Summer of 1923. In September the midwife attached to
the Centre resigned, and the Committee, finding it possible to make arrangements with local
midwives who had established themselves in South Kensington to attend confinements of working
class mothers, decided not to continue the employment of a midwife on their staff. Several
midwives are now carrying out the work formerly dealt with by the Earl's Court Centre midwife
and are working harmoniously with the staff at the Centre.
DAY NURSERIES.
The following table shows a record of children s attendances at the five Day Nurseries in the Borough in the year 1923.
| Gol-borne. | Kensal Creche (Medical Mission) | Lancaster Road. | Notting Hill Day Nursery | St. Clement's, Tread-gold St. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ]. Whole day attendances of children under 3 years of age . | 5337 | 2060 | 2958 | 8794 | 2618 | 21,767 |
| 2. Whole day attendances of children over 3 years of age | 2533 | 425 | 1181 | 3096 | 1248 | 8,483 |
| 3. Total whole day attendances | 7870 | 2485 | 4139 | 11890 | 3866 | 30,250 |
| 4. Charges made for each attendance of a child | 10d. | 9d. | 9d. | 8d. | 1/- | - |
| 5. Half-day attendances of children under 3 years of age | - | 524 | 626 | 391 | 1,541 | |
| 6. Half-day attendances of children over 3 years of age | 63 | 267 | 223 | 553 | ||
| 7. Total half-day attendances | _ | 587 | 893 | — | 614 | 2,094 |
| 8. Charges made for each attendance of a child | — | 5d. | 6d. | — | 8d. | — |
| 9. Average daily attendance of children | 36 | 11 | 234 | 53'5 | 18 | — |
HOMES FOR DESERTED, WIDOWED OR UNMARRIED
MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
A record of work done at the institutions in the Borough in 1923 is shown in the following table :—
| 4C6, Uxbridge Road. | 2, Upper Phillimore Place | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. No. of expectant or nursing mothers in residence at commencement of year. | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2. No. admitted during the year | 12 | 26 | 38 |
| 3. No. remaining in residence at the end of the year | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 4. Average duration of stay before confinement (in days) | - | 40.74 | |
| 5. Average duration of stay after confinement (in days) | 182 | 76.145 | _ |
| 6. No. of infants and children under 5 years of age in residence at beginning of year | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. No. admitted during the year | 12 | 26 | 88 |
| 8. No. remaining in residence at end of year | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 9. Average duration of stay (in days) | 182 | 76-145 | - |