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Kensington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following is a record of the work of the health lecturer during the year 1931:—
| Number of lectures. | Number attending. | Average attendance at lecture. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Street I. W. C. | 36 | 294 | 8.2 | ||
| Bramley Road ,, | 32 | 363 | 11.3 | ||
| Campden Hill „ | 34 | 574 | 16.9 | ||
| Earl's Court „ | 86 | 1,124 | 13.1 | ||
| Golborne „ | 42 | 449 | 10.7 | ||
| Kenley Street „ | 37 | 617 | 16.5 | ||
| Lancaster Road „ | 36 | 879 | 24.4 | ||
| Raymede „ | 53 | 776 | 14.6 | ||
| Sutton Trust „ | 19 | 189 | 9.9 | ||
| Baby Clinic „ | 35 | 342 | 9.8 | ||
| Other institutions | 18 | 2,288 | 127.0 | ||
| Totals | 428 | 7,895 | 18.4 | ||
HOME HELPS.
Five applications were received during the year for the provision of home helps under the
council's scheme. The assistance requested was granted in four cases for a period of 14
days each ; the remaining application was granted for 28 days. The gross cost of the scheme
to the council during the year was £9 10s. 0d.
SUPPLY OF EXTRA NOURISHMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING
MOTHERS AND FOR INFANTS.
In the year 1931, there were 850 grants of milk made by the council's milk applications
sub-committee. Two hundred and sixty-two of the grants were in response to new applications,
and the remaining 588 were renewals of grant.
Under the council's scheme, 23,408 pints of fresh milk were granted free of charge at a cost
of £312 13s. 3d. ; 628 packets of dried milk were granted free of charge at a cost of £47 2s. 0d.;
and 80 dinners were granted free of charge at a cost of £2.
The following table gives particulars of the dried milk supplied at cost price under the council s scheme:—
| Name of welfare centre at which the dried milk was distributed. | No. of 1lb. packets sold. | Value of milk sold. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Street | 1,174 | 88 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bramley Road | 1,045 | 78 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Campden Hill | 794 | 59 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Golborne | 606 | 43 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kenley Street | 797 | 59 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Lancaster Road | 4,436 | 332 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Raymede | 2,832 | 212 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 11,684 | £874 | 5 | 0 | ||
Four applications for dinners were granted; one of these was a new application, and three
were renewals.
The Mutual Registration of Assistance Society (a branch of the Charity Organization Society)
has been of considerable help to the council's milk applications sub-committee in providing
information of the assistance being given by other bodies to applicants for milk at a reduced price
or free of cost, and the council acknowledge the value of the work by making an annual grant of
£10 to the society.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOROUGH MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE COMMITTEE.
The advisory committee was established in 1920. The committees of the infant welfare
institutions in the borough each nominate yearly two of their members to serve on this committee.
It co-ordinates the work of the nine infant welfare centres, the four day nurseries, and the Baby
Clinic and Hospital. The committee is of great value in maintaining the high standard of voluntary
work carried out in the borough.