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The Kensington, Fulham and Chelsea General Hospital was closed to in-patients throughout the
year owing to rebuilding operations being in progress. It is anticipated that the first two sections of
the hospital will be completed by July, 1931, and these will comprise an in-patient department of
76 beds. Although lack of funds has prevented the erection of the third section, the first two will
constitute a complete hospital unit.
The work performed at the hospital during the year 1930 is as follows :—
I.—Out-Patients.
(a) Numbers.
Total number of new out-patients 7,200
Total number of out-patient attendances 35,788
Number of casualty patients 2,561
II.—Other Treatments.
Number of operations 365
„ „ dental cases 1,678
,, ,, massages 1,475
THE PRINCESS LOUISE KENSINGTON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.
The year 1930 witnessed considerable progress in the efforts of the Board and the staff to meet
the medical and surgical needs of the children in North Kensington and adjacent districts. In
addition to a large out-patient department, there is an in-patient department which had, at the
beginning of the year, 42 beds in two ward units. As the year progressed, so imperative was the
need for extra accommodation that the open-air balconies attached to the wards were brought into
use, and the number of beds raised to 50. As the in-patient department has been increased in
size, the hospital is now a recognised training school for nurses.
There are X-ray, dental, ophthalmic and massage departments and a fully equipped operating
theatre.

The fact that the public appreciate the services rendered by the hospital may be gathered
from the following figures of work done during the year 1930.
(a)—IN-PATIENTS.
1. Total number of available beds on 31st December, 1930 50
2. Average number of available beds during year 45.08
3. Average number of patients resident daily throughout year 40.76
4. Number of in-patients in the hospital at beginning of year 34
5. Number of in-patients admitted during year 1,156
6. Number of in-patients in the hospital at the end of year 31
7. Average number of days each patient was resident 12.84
8. Number of patients admitted and discharged during year
who were resident for (i) only 1 day 22
(ii) 2 and 3 days 465
(b)—OUT-PATIENTS.
1. Total number of new out-patients 11,770
2. Total number of out-patient attendances 77,564
(a) Number of patients on books at beginning of the
year 1,307
(b) Number of casualty patients included in No. 1 above 1,592