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Kensington 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
There are eight voluntary infant welfare centres in Kensington and one branch centre. The
borough has been mapped out into a similar number of areas with one centre in each, an attempt
having been made to place each home in the area of that centre which is most accessible to the
mother.

Table: The work done at the infant welfare centres during the year 1932 is shown in the following table :—

The work done at the infant welfare centres during the year 1932 is shown in the following table :—

Particulars of work done.Archer Street.Bramley RoadCampden Hill.Golborne.Kenley Street.Lancaster Road.Raymede.South KensingtonSutton Trust.Totals.
1—No. of births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention9026873251217375311261641,910
2—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations4810389110501321509950831
3—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations225013232622262425231
4—Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year3084731874742918114713612023,578
5—Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year5011534477780818259625
6—Total number of individual children who attended during the year—•
1. Children 0 to 1 year1982971182721984203472211212,192
2. „ 1 to 5 years134159863241324524302152082,140
7—Total attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose ot buying dried milk or other article)6481,6351,1251,0132,0954,7692,6591,90080016,654
8—Total attendances at centre of children for all purposes—
1. Children 0 to 1 year2,0433,1531,3033,'2031,9285,5714,2952,3161,26825,080
2. „ 1 to 5 years1,145'40481,2604,1071,4055,9663,9612,4671,68524,044
9—Total attendances at dinners (included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)—
1. Mothers————2,777———2.777
2. Children—————2,470—_—2,470
10—Total attendances at doctors' consultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers203563721223062702U52711102,122
2. Post-natal mothers92154—2951151201845611261,647
3. Children 0 to 1 year7621,7171,0221,5397092,6732,0821,45062212,576
4. „ 1 to 5 years4339528461,4625361,2811,9821,2271,0269,745
11-Average attendances at doctors' consultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers91155121281149
2. Post-natal mothers21—3211522
3. Children 0 to 1 year16161114142014141214
4. „ 1 to 5 years99913111013122112
12—Number of individual children weighed during the year3324562045963308727774063274.300
13—Total weighings 14—Number of first visits paid to—2,9615,0652,3456,7573.3269,0128,0674,4122,95344,898
1. Expectant mothers2364—7881211135—50642
2. Children 0 to 1 year2133_——————54
15—Total number of home visits paid to—
1. Expectant mothers1151094516116621110049871,043
2. Children 0 to 1 year7445772921,0904039068587574626,089
3. „ 1 to 5 years8774664621,0123991,0087449744176,359