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Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Dental Treatment.—All the Centres provide dental treatment.
Every Welfare Centre endeavours, as far as possible, to make the scheme of dental treatment
self-supporting by charging such fees as the mothers can pay and by obtaining the dentures at a
very low rate.
Although the dentures are generally not more than £4 to £5 for a complete set, they are very
well made and give considerable satisfaction.
TABLE SHOWING THE DENTAL TREATMENT PERFORMED AT THE VARIOUS CENTRES IN 1929.
| Centre. | No. of patients. | No. of attendances. | Extrac-tions. | Fillings. | Dentures. | Other Treatments. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Street | 104 | 322 | 104 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
| Bramley Rd. & Kenley St. | 58 | 174 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Campden Hill | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Earl's Court | 60 | 129 | 80 | 11 | 7 | 52 |
| Golborne | 12 | 21 | 11 | — | 1 | — |
| Lancaster Road | 135 | 383 | 135 | 35 | 36 | 101 |
| Raymede | 244 | 610 | 134 | 27 | 28 | 5 |
| Totals | 613 | 1639 | 515 | 119 | 110 | 181 |
THE BABY CLINIC, No. 92, TAVISTOCK ROAD The Baby Clinic acts both as a Treatment Centre and Infant Welfare Centre, but it is not an Infant Welfare Centre in the same sense as the other eight; nevertheless, much valuable work is performed.
| The following are the records for the year ending December 31st, 1929:— | |
|---|---|
| Number of sessions at which doctors attended for infant consultations | 150 |
| Number of sessions at which doctors attended for special ante-natal and post-natal consultations | 50 |
| Total number of individual mothers who attended during year | 218 |
| Total number of individual children who attended during year (Old) | 487 |
| „ „ „ (New) | 512 |
| Total attendances at Centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children) | 1,008 |
| Total attendances of children at Centre for all purposes | 13,889 |
| Number seen by doctor at consultations:— | |
| 1. Ante-natal mothers | 200 |
| 2. Post-natal mothers | 650 |
| 3. Children | 5,250 |
| Average number seen by doctor at consultations:— | |
| 1. Ante-natal mothers | 4 |
| 2. Post-natal mothers | 13 |
| 3. Children | 35 |
| Number of individual children weighed | 999 |
| Total weighings | 5,250 |
Collective instruction by lectures is undertaken at Tavistock Road by the Council's
Health Lecturer, but there is little home visiting.
Under an arrangement with the County Council, certain minor defects and ailments discovered
in children at the school medical examinations are treated at this Clinic and much useful work in
this direction is being carried out
BABY IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL.
This institution was opened in 1919 for the treatment of sub-acute and chronic diseases.
For some years past, the Committee have been endeavouring to find better accommodation,
but their efforts were not successful until last August, when they were able to purchase the freehold
premises at No. 1, Ladbroke Square for £9,000.