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Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRES.
There is in Notting Dale a School Treatment Centre managed by a Sub-Committee of the Princess Louise Hospital Board of Management Committee and the work performed thereat during 1929 was as follows:—
| New Cases. | Total attendances. | |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Cases | 544 | 1,376 |
| Aural Cases | 637 | 1,360 |
| Minor Ailment Cases | 2,036 | 25,577 |
| Dental Cases | 1,130 | 1,436 |
A School Treatment Centre has also been established at the Baby Clinic premises in Tavistock Road and the record of work for the year 1929 is as follows:—
| Minor Ailment Cases | 3,358 | 24,819 |
| Dental Cases | 1,844 | 3,129 |
In addition there is a School Treatment Centre at the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children and the particulars of the cases treated thereat during 1929 are a follows:—
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 472 |
| Eyes (New Cases) | 308 |
| Dental Cases : (Gas, 537 ; Fillings, 150) | 687 |
| X-Ray Cases | 20 |
PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME.
The Borough is fortunate in having within its boundaries an excellent District Nursing
Association which employs a Superintendent and twelve nurses to carry out the nursing of all
diseases in the homes of the poor. The number of cases nursed during 1929 was 2,164 and the
number of visits paid, 39,014.
The following is a table of cases attended and visits paid by nurses of the Kensington District Nursing Association on behalf of the Council from January 1st to December 31st, 1929:—
| Cases. | Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternity Cases | 31 | 298 |
| Miscarriages | 36 | 353 |
| Pneumonia (5 years of age and over) | 129 | 1,779 |
| „ (under 5 years of age) | 105 | 1,494 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum and other Inflammations of the Eyes of Newly-born Children | 18 | 230 |
| Influenza (5 years of age and over) | 90 | 850 |
| „ (under 5 years of age) | 16 | 293 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 107 | 841 |
| Tuberculosis (5 years of age and over) | 25 | 1,244 |
| „ (under 5 years of age) | 3 | 83 |
| Measles (5 years of age and over) | 7 | 75 |
| „ (under 5 years of age) | 1 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough (5 years of age and over) | 8 | 86 |
| „ (under 5 years of age) | 6 | 63 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 44 |
| Puerperal Septicaemia | 1 | 23 |
| Pemphigus | 7 | 99 |
| Totals | 592 | 7,864 |
For the splendid services rendered, the Council paid to the Association in 1929 a grant of £200.
A trained nurse is employed by the Golborne Infant Welfare Centre to undertake home
nursing of expectant and nursing mothers and infants in the very poor area allocated to that Centre.