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Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Number of beds available for male adults | 362 | |
| Number of beds available for female adults | 434 | |
| Number of adult admissions during the year ended 31st December, 1929 (Elderly Male Casuals, chargeable to the Metro-politan Asylums Board, were also admitted to the Institution during the year, the total number of these admissions amounting to 2,180). | 1,857 | |
| Average daily number of adult admissions during the year ended 31st December, 1929 | 5.8 | |
| Average daily number of admissions of Casuals during the year ended 31st December, 1929 | 5.9 | |
| Number of beds available for children | 45 | |
| Types of cases (children) admitted | ||
| (b) Children admitted with parents | ||
| (c) Children for transfer to Schools, etc. | ||
| Number of children's admissions during the year ended 31st December, 1929 | 659 | |
| Average daily number of children's admissions | 1.8 | |
| Last ascertained cost per head at the Institution | 2s. 11.24d. per day. | |
| Number of beds available for male adults | 188 | |
| Number of beds available for female adults | 306 | |
| Number of adult admissions during the year ended 31st December, 1929 (including 141 admissions under the Borough Council Maternity Scheme) | 4,119 | |
| Average daily number of adult admissions | 11.3 | |
| Number of beds available for children | 115 | |
| Types of cases (children) admitted | All types, except infectious cases which are passed on the Fever Hospitals. | |
| Number of children's admissions during the year ended 31st December, 1929 | 1,400 | |
| Births (including 124 births in the Borough Council Maternity Ward) | 402 | |
| 1,802 | ||
| Average daily number of children's admissions | 4.9 | |
| Last ascertained cost per head at St. Mary Abbots Hospital | 6s. 2.24d. per day. | |
| Number of cases receiving out-door medical treat-ment during the year ended 31st December, 1929 | North District (North of Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park Avenue) | 491 |
| South District (South of Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park Avenue) | 41 | |
| Total | 532 | |
GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Although Kensington may be regarded as a central London Borough, it is curious that there
is only one General Hospital within the Borough boundary, namely, the Kensington Fuiham and
Chelsea General Hospital. There are, however, the West London Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital
and St. George's Hospital just outside the Borough.