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There are X-ray, dental, ophthalmic and massage departments and a fully equipped operating
theatre.
The beds are allocated as follows:—
General medical 39 Skin 1
General surgical 20 Observation ward 4
Ear, nose and throat 9 Private ward 2
Rheumatism 4 Nursing mothers' ward 1
Eye 1 —
Total 81
The following are figures of work done during 1935.
(a) In-patients.
Total number of available beds on 31st December, 1935 81
Average number of available beds during year 76.35
Average number of patients resident daily throughout year 64.57
Number of in-patients in the hospital at beginning of year 56
Number of in-patients admitted during year 1,360
Number of in-patients in the hospital at end of year 60
Average number of days each patient was resident 17.38
Number of patients admitted and discharged during year who
were resident for (i) only 1 day 17
(ii) 2 and 3 days 420
(b) Out-patients.
Total number of new out-patients 5,284
Total number of out-patients' attendances 47,210
Number of casualty patients among new out-patients 1,644
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 1935 is as follows:—
Number of sessions held 48
Number of individual patients examined—
Kensington 290
Hammersmith 41
Other boroughs 37
Total attendances of patients—
Kensington 1,064
Hammersmith 145
Other boroughs 129
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 there during 1935 was as
follows:—
New cases. Total attendances.
Eye cases 349 978
Aural cases 342 635
Minor ailment cases 1,463 14,982
Dental cases 1,190 1,989
A school treatment centre has also been established at the Baby Clinic premises in Tavistock
Road, and the record of work for 1935 is as follows:—
New cases. Total attendances.
Minor ailment cases 8,396 23,106
Dental cases 1,809 3,724
Light treatment 88 1,799
In addition there is a school treatment centre at the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for
Children, and the particulars of the cases treated there during 1935 are as follows:—
Tonsils and adenoids 237
Eyes (new cases) 423
Dental cases 614
X-ray cases 7