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Kensington 1929

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

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These institutions are mainly supported by (1) voluntary contributions, (2) grants from the
Ministry of Health, and (3) grants from the Borough Council. The medical and nursing staffs
are engaged by the Voluntary Committees. A Woman Health Officer is attached to each Welfare
Centre and, except at Campden Hill, has an office on the premises where she keeps her records
and in which she arranges home visiting work in consultation with the staff and the Voluntary
Committee.
The principal duties of a Welfare Centre are those of an educational institution—providing
advice and teaching for the mothers in the care and management of little children with a view to
maintaining them in good health.

Table: The work done at the Infant Welfare Centres during the year 1929 is shown in the following table:—

The work done at the Infant Welfare Centres during the year 1929 is shown in the following table:—

Particulars of Work done.Archer Street.Bramley RoadCamp-den Hill.Earl's Court.Golborne.Kenley Street.Lancaster Road.Raymede.Totals.
1—No. of births occurring in the area of the Centre suitable for Welfare attention109315782512992203852871944
2—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations931518999148100138148966
3-No. of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations2151121221492151238
4—Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year4134821401414772216316313136
5—Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year54893298466697106588
6—Total number of individual children who attended during the year(Old)20327580226360963723151927
„ „ „ (New)189271831742931773252371749
7—Total attendances at Centre of mothers for all purposes. (Excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article)79715026841800200922993381322615698
8—Total attendances at Centre of children for all purposes3215598620754248680824538090812941004
9—Total attendances at dinners (Included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)
1. Mothers——--639-_1446-2085
2. Children——----1724-1724
10—Total attendances at doctors' con-sultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers151420712371112432552971785
2. Post-natal mothers95166-549588195892711953
3. Children2143418115243337440518083504411825020
11—Average attendances at doctors' con-sultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers78619551268
2. Post-natal mothers11-542122
3. Children232817343018252826
12—Number of individual children weighed during the year3925461633786532736975253627
13—Total weighings2816582515494030647223066284725336535
14—Number of first visits paid by salaried workers to—
1. Expectant mothers3541226113164135112628
2. Children4236428--260-_397
15—Total number of home visits paid by salaried workers to—
1. Expectant mothers10110242652433741602011288
2. Children14641136661192742613691059231813195
16—Number of home visits paid to children by voluntary workers —
1. First visits---------
2. Total visits-172---—--172