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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The work done at these institutions during 1938 is shown in the following table
| Particulars of work done. | Bramley Road. | Campden Hill. | Dalgarno. (municipal). | Golborne. | Kenley Street. (municipal). | Lancaster Road. (municipal) | Raymede. (municipal). | South Ken-sington. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention | 292 | 95 | 160 | 243 | 140 | 325 | 289 | 242 | 1,786 |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 154 | 49 | 96 | 103 | 123 | 174 | 137 | 131 | 967 |
| Sessions at which doctor attended for special pre-natal consulta-tions | 51 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 79 | 71 | 50 | 444 |
| Individual mothers who attended during the year | 766 | 70 | 163 | 533 | 151 | 1,107 | 404 | 203 | 3,397 |
| Individual mothers who attended pre-natal sessions during the year | 277 | 70 | 137 | 142 | 151 | 219 | 233 | 126 | 1,355 |
| Individual children who attended during the year— | |||||||||
| Children 0 to 1 year | 417 | 115 | 243 | 235 | 238 | 519 | 438 | 321 | 2,526 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 393 | 83 | 289 | 394 | 192 | 888 | 442 | 290 | 2,971 |
| Attendances at centre of mothers for- all purposes (excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article) | 1,771 | 273 | 1,297 | 1,072 | 888 | 3,997 | 1,974 | 1,114 | 12,386 |
| Attendances at centre of children for all purposes— | |||||||||
| Children 0 to 1 year | 4,358 | 1,301 | 2,341 | 2,379 | 2,545 | 5,582 | 3,749 | 3,829 | 26,084 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 2,808 | 736 | 1,899 | 2,688 | 1,754 | 3,575 | 2,235 | 2,534 | 18,229 |
| Attendances at dinners— | |||||||||
| Mothers | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | 1,683 | —— | —— | 1,683 |
| Children | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| Attendances at doctors' consultations— | |||||||||
| Pre-natal mothers | 1,329 | 273 | 638 | 486 | 775 | 979 | 1,031 | 616 | 6,127 |
| *Post-natal mothers | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 3 | —— | 8 | 16 | 70 |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 1,998 | 644 | 1,035 | 1,238 | 1,211 | 2,416 | 1,765 | 1,834 | 12,141 |
| 1 to 5 years | 1,375 | 358 | 1,021 | 1,212 | 956 | 1,950 | 1,165 | 1,296 | 9,333 |
| Average attendances at doctors' consultations— | |||||||||
| Pre-natal mothers | 26 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 12.3 | —— |
| *Post-natal mothers | —— | —— | 0.3 | —— | 0.6 | —— | 0.1 | 0.3 | —— |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 14 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 12. | 9.8 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 14.0 | —— |
| „ 1 to 5 years | 8.9 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 | —— |
| Individual children weighed dur- | |||||||||
| ing the year | 810 | 196 | 532 | 629 | 430 | 983 | 880 | 548 | 5,008 |
| Weighings | 6,976 | 2,007 | 4,398 | 4,767 | 4,394 | 8,322 | 5,851 | 5,510 | 42,225 |
| Home visits paid by staff of voluntary committee to— | |||||||||
| Expectant mothers | 400 | —— | —— | 171 | —— | †252 | —— | 270 | 1,093 |
| Children 0 to 1 year | 1,014 | —— | —— | 358 | —— | †518 | —— | 819 | 2,709 |
| ,, 1 to 5 years | 1,332 | —— | —— | 243 | —— | †596 | —— | 1,040 | 3,211 |
| * Post-natal cases are now seen at the post-natal clinic at No. 304, Westbourne Grove, W.ll. †Lancaster Road infant welfare centre was taken over by the borough council on April 1st, 1938. The figures are in respect of visits paid by the staff of the voluntary committee during the first three months of the year. , The home visits paid in connection with municipal centres are included in the table of work of the health officers- | |||||||||