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Kensington 1935

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

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Table: Infant Welfare Centres. There are eight infant welfare centres; seven centres are conducted by voluntary institutions and one, namely, the Sutton Trust centre, is under municipal control. The work done at these institutions during 1935 is shown in the following table:—

Infant Welfare Centres. There are eight infant welfare centres; seven centres are conducted by voluntary institutions and one, namely, the Sutton Trust centre, is under municipal control. The work done at these institutions during 1935 is shown in the following table:—

Particulars of work done.Bramley Road.Campden Hill.Golborne.Kenley Street.Lancaster Road.Raymede.South Kensington.Sutton Trust.Totals.
1. Number of births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention268861731943503472381001,756
2. Number of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations153561159813315015099954
3. Number of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations5138254543515043346
4. Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year5971643804221,3746484303084,323
5. Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year137515915616718314090983
6. Total number of individual children who attended during the year—
1. Children 0 to 1 year3961131962825564392791772,438
2. ,, 1 to 5 years232832602244734192372362,164
7. Total attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article)1,8581,0841,0492,4915,7003,4232,2681,12618,999
8. Total attendances at centre of children for all purposes—
1. Children 0 to 1 year4,6691,3162,4382,7404,7094,5393,9451,84826,204
2. ,, 1 to 5 years2,9087723,2172,2685,8584,3803,6052,35125,359
9. Total attendances at dinners (included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)—
1. Mothers————3,715———3,715
2. Children————1,575———1,575
10. Total attendances at doctors' consultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers6212411936517157225933204,056
2. Post-natal mothers24269268257692004101681,683
3. Children 0 to 1 year2,6561,0661,2981,4932,4212,2192,71396214,828
4. ,, 1 to 5 years1,4084841,3631,2021,6102,1942,0191,33011,610
11. Average attendances at doctors' consultations—
1. Ante-natal mothers126715161411711
2. Post-natal mothers121—13242
3. Children 0 to 1 year172211151814181015
4. „ 1 to 5 years91011121214121311
12. Number of individual children weighed during the year6251964565061,0298565103904,568
13. Total weighings7,2062,3595,3425,0018,8088,6876,7384,19048,331
14. Number of first visits paid to—
1. Expectant mothers7012861124129153—176841
2. Children 0 to 1 year5867432356——281,292
16. Total number of home visits paid to—
1. Expectant mothers2334797381147403815911,980
2. Children 0 to 1 year9523094431,1281,1678788069366,619
3. „ 1 to 5 years6454254341,2327429408251,6256,868