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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 1934.
(a) In-Patients.
Total number of available beds on 31st December, 1934 81
Average number of available beds during year 71.26
Average number of patients resident daily throughout year 60.93
Number of in-patients in the hospital at beginning of year 52
Number of in-patients admitted during year 1,307
Number of in-patients in the hospital at end of year 56
Average number of days each patient was resident 17.07
Number of patients admitted and discharged during year who
were resident for (i) only 1 day 23
(ii) 2 and 3 days 436
(b) Out-Patients.
Total number of new out-patients 8,021
Total number of out-patients' attendances 53,764
Number of casualty patients among new out-patients 1,916
Rheumatism Supervisory Centre.
In October, 1927, the borough council established a rheumatism supervisory centre at the
Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children for the supervision and treatment of children
suffering from acute rheumatism. Further information in regard to this centre will be found in
Appendix I of this report.
The record of work carried out at the centre during the year 1934 is as follows:—
Number of sessions held 48
Number of individual patients examined—
Kensington 301
Hammersmith 47
Other boroughs 29
Total attendances of patients—
Kensington 1,109
Hammersmith 197
Other boroughs 126
School Treatment Centres.
There is in Notting Dale a school treatment centre managed by a sub-committee of the Princess
Louise Hospital board of management, and the work performed thereat during 1934 was as
follows:—
New cases. Total attendances.
Eye cases 423 1,141
Aural cases 335 678
Minor ailment cases 1,515 18,723
Dental cases 1,137 1,978
A school treatment centre has also been established at the Baby Clinic premises in Tavistock
Road, and the record of work for the year 1934 is as follows:—
New cases. Total attendances.
Minor ailment cases 8,383 24,740
Dental cases 1,828 3,615
Light treatment 128 1,644
In addition there is a school treatment centre at the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for
Children, and the particulars of the cases treated thereat during 1934 are as follows:—
Tonsils and adenoids 313
Eyes (new cases) 385
Dental cases 527
X-ray cases 7