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Kensington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| New cases— | |
| Under 5 years of age | 31 |
| Over 5 years of age | 117 |
| 148 | |
| Discharged— | |
| Under 5 years of age | 40 |
| Over 5 years of age | 118 |
| 158 | |
| Transferred to other hospitals because over age | 10 |
| Total cases treated | 239 |
| Total treatments given | 5,010 |
The borough council make an annual grant to the authorities of the hospital for this treatment.
Massage treatment for children was also provided at the Campden Hill and South Kensington
infant welfare centres.
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 104. Six hundred and
nineteen women attended and of this number 565 were Kensington women.
Kensington Maternity Home.
The borough council maternity home is conducted by the Queen Charlotte's Hospital
authorities at Invermead, No. 341, Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush. Invermead, which is an
auxiliary hospital of Queen Charlotte's, is a large house situated in pleasant grounds and is well
adapted for the purposes of a maternity home. There are 20 beds, 10 of which are used by
Hammersmith borough council patients and 10 by Kensington borough council patients.
Arrangements have been made for women to be admitted to the home to attend a special antenatal
clinic which is held at Invermead on Mondays at 2 p.m.
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of applications for admission | 164 | 160 | 161 | 173 | 206 |
| No. of applications accepted | 158 | 156 | 160 | 173 | 206 |
| No. of applications withdrawn after acceptance | 14 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
| No. of women confined during the year | 142 | 130 | 128 | 136 | 158 |
The gross cost of the scheme to the council during 1934 was £1,166 17s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose applications were accepted and not withdrawn
during the year amounted to £622. Payments made by patients totalled £596.
| Individual patients examined | 250 |
| Kensington patients | 100 |
| Total attendances | 447 |
| Attendances of Kensington patients | 179 |
The council recognised the good work which had been carried out by the clinic in improving
the health of the mothers referred from the infant welfare institutions, and made a grant of £20 to
the centre.
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.