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Kensington 1937

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

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Table: The beds are allocated as follows:—

The beds are allocated as follows:—

General medical35Skin1
General surgical19Observation ward4
Ear, nose and throat8Private ward2
Rheumatism4Nursing mothers' ward1
Eye175
Total

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The following are figures of work done during 1937.
(a) In-patients.
Total number of available beds on 31st December, 1937 75
Average number of available beds during year 70.90
„ „ ,, patients resident daily throughout year 56.60
Number of in-patients in the hospital at beginning of year 58
„ „ ,, admitted during year 1,503
„ ,, ,, in the hospital at end of year 54
Total number of in-patients 1,561
Average number of days each patient was resident 13.70
Number of patients admitted and discharged during year who
were resident for (i) only 1 day 26
(ii) 2 and 3 days 571
(b) Out-patients.
Total number of new out-patients 5,692
Total number of out-patients' attendances 38,719
Number of casualty patients among new out-patients 1,747
Rheumatism Supervisory Centre.
The record of work carried out at the centre during 1937 is as follows:—
Number of sessions held 48
Number of individual patients examined—
Kensington 288
Hammersmith 36
Acton 29
Other boroughs 21
Total attendances of patients—
Kensington 924
Hammersmith 157
Acton 114
Other boroughs 61
The average attendance per session of Kensington patients was 19.2.
School Treatment Centres.

Table: 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 1937 was as follows:—

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 1937 was as follows:—

New cases.Total attendances.
Eyes310831
Aural209388
Minor ailments1,49518,120
Dental1,1762,068

Table: A school treatment centre has also been conducted at the baby clinic premises in Tavistock Road, and the record of work for 1937 is as follows:—

A school treatment centre has also been conducted at the baby clinic premises in Tavistock Road, and the record of work for 1937 is as follows:—

New cases.Total attendances.
Minor ailments2,37321,114
Dental1,8004,355
Light treatment91900

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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 1937 are as follows:—
Cases.
Tonsils and adenoids 282
Eyes 376
Dental 413
X-ray 1