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Kensington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infant Welfare Centres.
There are seven infant welfare centres of which one (South Kensington) has a branch centre
at Campden Hill. Six were conducted by voluntary committees, but on the 1st April, 1937, two
of these came under municipal control, and there are now three municipal centres and four
under voluntary committees. The council's medical officers conduct both ante-natal and infant
consultation sessions at all the infant welfare institutions.
The work done at these institutions during1936 is shown in the following table :—
| Particulars of work done. | Bramley Road. | Campden Hill. | Dalgarno. | Golborne. | Kenley Street. | Lancaster Road. | Raymede. | South Kensington. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention | 262 | 75 | 83 | 160 | 198 | 439 | 350 | 229 | 1,796 |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 154 | 44 | 105 | 102 | 112 | 166 | 152 | 154 | 989 |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations ... ... ...... | 51 | 42 | 52 | 29 | 51 | 56 | 81 | 51 | 413 |
| Individual mothers who attended during the year | 671 | 69 | 222 | 363 | 437 | 1,149 | 569 | 289 | 3,769 |
| Individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year ............ | 200 | 76 | 105 | 85 | 171 | 189 | 247 | 110 | 1,183 |
| Individual children who attended during the vear— | |||||||||
| 411 | 106 | 85 | 251 | 259 | 600 | 469 | 306 | 2,487 | |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 310 | 49 | 247 | 254 | 237 | 493 | 464 | 262 | 2,316 |
| Attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article) ... | 2,131 | 783 | 964 | 1,043 | 2,326 | 6,950 | 3,314 | 1,493 | 19,004 |
| Attendances at centre of children for all purposes— | |||||||||
| Children 0 to 1 year | 4,141 | 1,230 | 1,811 | 2,024 | 2,452 | 4,860 | 4,770 | 3,037 | 24,325 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 2,792 | 749 | 1,654 | 2,581 | 2,440 | 5,137 | 3,919 | 3,116 | 22,388 |
| Attendances at dinners— | |||||||||
| Mothers | — | — | — | 20 | — | 5,035 | — | — | 5,055 |
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | 1,288 | — | — | 1,288 |
| Attendances at doctors' consultations— | |||||||||
| Ante-natal mothers | 845 | 224 | 364 | 266 | 776 | 740 | 934 | 482 | 4,631 |
| Post-natal mothers | 245 | 54 | 46 | 112 | 210 | 6* | 19* | 171 | 863 |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 2,363 | 820 | 817 | 1,000 | 927 | 2,691 | 2,045 | 2,107 | 12,770 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 1,375 | 357 | 833 | 1,026 | 929 | 1,820 | 1,737 | 1,833 | 9,910 |
| Average attendances at doctors' consultations— | |||||||||
| Ante-natal mothers | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Post-natal mothers | 1 | 1 | .9 | 1 | — | •1 | •2 | 1 | — |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 15 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Individual children weighed during the year | 721 | 185 | 332 | 505 | 494 | 1,093 | 933 | 504 | 4,767 |
| Weighings | 6,830 | 1,970 | 3,465 | 4,329 | 4,852 | 8,366 | 8,574 | 5,719 | 44,105 |
| First visits paid to— Expectant mothers | 71 | 68 | 1 | 122 | 155 | 170 | 587 | ||
| Children 0 to 1 year | 13 | — | 14 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | 73 |
| Home visits paid to— Expectant mothers | 354 | 229 | 428 | 54 | 425 | 321 | 474 | 260 | 2,545 |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 1,246 | 1,451 | 1,043 | 495 | 1,189 | 1,525 | 1,791 | 1,158 | 9,898 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 860 | 1,140 | 1,436 | 435 | 1,349 | 1,208 | 1,954 | 1,386 | 9,768 |
* Post-natal mothers from these centres are now seen at the post-natal clinic at No. 28b, Archer Street.