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MASSAGE AND ELECTRICAL TREATMENT CENTRE.
Massage and electrical treatment is undertaken at the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital
for Children and the following is a record of the work conducted thereat during the year 1931:—
New cases—
Under 5 years of age 33
Over 5 years of age 109
142
Discharged—
Under 5 years of age 30
Over 5 years of age 115
145
Transferred to other hospitals because over age 9
Total cases treated 191
Total treatments given 4,314
The borough council make an annual grant to the authorities of the hospital for this
treatment.
Massage treatment for children is also provided at the Campden Hill infant welfare centre.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S HOSPITAL ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
Two ante-natal sessions are held weekly at the Queen Charlotte's Hospital Ante-natal Clinic
at No. 240, Ladbroke Grove. The total number of sessions held was 102. Eight hundred and
thirty-seven women attended and of this number 710 were Kensington women.
KENSINGTON MATERNITY HOME.
Until the 30th September, 1931, the Kensington maternity home consisted of a detached
ward of ten beds in the southern portion of the grounds of St. Mary Abbots Hospital. On the
1st October the home was transferred to Queen Charlotte's Hospital, two wards (with five beds
in each) being reserved for the council at that institution. The rules which have been issued for
the conduct of the present home and for the guidance of patients are almost the same as those
which were in operation when the council maintained the home in St. Mary Abbots Hospital.

The gross cost of the scheme to the council during 1931 was £705 19s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose applications were accepted and not withdrawn
during the year amounted to £504 3s. Od. Payments made by patients totalled £471 13s. Od.
DAY NURSERIES.
There are four day nurseries in the borough, namely :—
The Golborne Day Nursery.
The Lancaster Road Day Nursery.
The Notting Hill Day Nursery.
The St. Clement's Day Nursery.