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Birth Control and Gynaecological Clinics.
The council have an agreement with the North Kensington Women's Welfare Centre at No. 12,
Telford Road, whereby women attending the infant welfare centres in the borough can in appropriate
cases receive birth control advice and gynaecological treatment. The birth control advice is
given to married women only, and is based only on medical grounds.
During 1936, the attendances of Kensington women at the Telford Road clinic totalled 966.
The council recognised the good work which had been carried out by the North Kensington
Women's Welfare Centre, and at the beginning of 1936 they increased their grant from £50 to £100.
This grant was in respect of both birth control advice and gynaecological treatment.
The Advisory Committee to the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
The advisory committee was established in 1920. The committees of the infant welfare institutions
each nominate yearly two of their members to serve on this body, which co-ordinates the
work of the eight infant welfare centres, the four day nurseries, and the baby clinic and hospital.
The committee have continued to be of great assistance to the council's maternity and child
welfare committee, and it is largely owing to the efforts of this body that such smooth running,
efficiency and uniformity are obtained in the work of the various voluntary associations engaged
in the Kensington maternity and child welfare scheme.
HOUSING.
Legislation.
The Housing Act of 1936 assembled in appropriate sequence the various parts of the housing
code previously distributed in a number of Acts ; and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, brought
into one measure most of the public health legislation in force in the metropolis.
These two Acts passed in 1936 contained no new legislation, but they simplified the task of those
engaged in the housing work of local authorities.
Clearance Areas.
During the year the following four new clearance areas were dealt with :—
(1) Manchester Mews.—This area, situated in the St. Charles ward, consisted of four mews
dwellings hemmed in behind high buildings. A clearance order was made on the
3rd March, 1936. Owners of the properties having lodged objections, the Minister
of Health held a public inquiry on the 11th May, 1936, and confirmed the order without
modification last September.
(2) Chelsea Grove.—This area contains 15 cottages and is situated in the extreme south
of the Redcliffe ward. It is set back behind high buildings in Fulham Road. The
council made a clearance order on the 3rd March, 1936, and later in that month the
owners of the property submitted an ofler not to oppose the clearance order if they were
granted an extension of four months of the time in which to secure vacation of the
premises. The council agreed to grant this extension and the Minister confirmed the
clearance order in September last.