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Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Record of work done in 1929.
| Number of children in the institution at the commencement of the year | 24 |
| Number admitted during the year | 58 |
| Number discharged during the year | 58 |
| Number in residence at the end of the year | 24 |
| Average duration of stay of each child in the institution | 12 months. |
CONVALESCENT HOMES.
The Council, under their Maternity and Child Welfare scheme, provide convalescent home
treatment for mothers with babies under the age of six months. The following table shows the
institutions to which mothers and infants were sent during 1929, together with the number of
cases admitted. Each mother and baby stays in the home for a period of fourteen days.
St. Mary's Convalescent Home, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent.
No. of mothers admitted with babies 5
No. of mothers admitted without babies 1
Evelyn Convalescent Cottage Home, Wargrave, Berkshire.
No. of mothers admitted with babies 8
No. of mothers admitted without babies 5
Hambledon Cottage Home, Surrey.
No. of mothers admitted with babies 3
No. of mothers admitted without babies 2
George Whitlow Convalescent Home, Taplow, Bucks.
No. of mothers admitted with babies 10
No. of mothers admitted without babies 2
The total cost to the Council for convalescent treatment during the year was £62 19s. 6d.
The St. Mary's Convalescent Home is open for the reception of patients throughout the year,
but the Evelyn, Hambledon, and George Whitlow Homes are closed during the Winter months.
HEALTH LECTURER.
A new feature in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare work was introduced by the
Borough Council during the year 1926 by the appointment of a part-time Woman Health Lecturer.
This lady gives addresses in the afternoons at the Infant Welfare Centres and the Baby Clinic, and
lectures in the evenings at women's and girls' clubs, etc. Nearly all the latter institutions have
been eager to reserve definite dates for further lectures.
The following statistics show the work done by this officer during the year under review: —
| No. of persons attending lectures | 11,143 |
| No. of lectures given | 333 |
| No. of visits paid to Centres | 296 |
| No. of special visits | 175 |
HOME HELPS.
Seven applications were received during the year for the provision of Home Helps under the
Council's Scheme. The assistance requested was granted in six cases for a period of fourteen days
each ; the remaining application was refused. The gross cost of the Scheme to the Council during
the year was £9.
SUPPLY OF EXTRA NOURISHMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING
MOTHERS AND FOR INFANTS.
In the year 1929 there were 430 grants of milk made by the Council's Milk Sub-Committee.
One hundred and forty-six of the grants were in response to new applications, and the remaining
284 were renewals of grant.