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The Princess Beatrice Hospital.
The Princess Beatrice Hospital, formerly known as the Kensington, Fulham and Chelsea
General Hospital, was rebuilt during 1930-31, and was reopened early in 1932. The first section
now completed includes men's, women's and children's medical and surgical wards, a maternity
ward and a separate wing for private patients of moderate means, an X-ray and electro-therapeutic
department, a casualty department and various clinics.
The present accommodation is 84 beds. The scheme when completed will provide an
additional 54 beds, making a total of 138 beds, a nurses' home, a post-mortem and pathological
department, and administration offices, etc.
The work performed at the hospital during the year 1934 was as follows:—
In-patients.
(a) General wards 1,490
(b) Private wards 321
Out-Patients.
Total number of new out-patients 13,004
„ „ „ out-patients' attendances 58,437
Number of casualties 4,697
Other Treatments.
Number of operations—major 1,089
minor 772—1,861
Dental cases 2,425
Massage 3,557
Light treatments 1,822
Superficial therapy 501
Actual patients X-rayed 2,428
Ante-natal Clinic and Maternity Ward.
Total number of attendances 1,594
Number of patients admitted to maternity ward 276
The Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children.
This institution meets 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 of 81 beds. 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 beds are allocated as follows:—
General medical 39
General surgical 20
Ear, nose and throat 9
Rheumatism 4
Eye 1
Skin 1
Observation ward 4
Private ward 2
Nursing mothers' ward 1
Total 81