Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infantile death enquiries | 48 |
Investigations re milk applications | 107 |
Pre-natal visits | 3,085 |
Half-days at welfare centres | 1,365 |
Special visits | 4,609 |
Infant Welfare Centres The work at these institutions during1940 is shown in the following table:-
Births occurring in the area suitableforwelfare attention | 1,185 |
Sessions at which doctor attended for prenatal c onsultations | 416 |
Individual mothers who attended pre-natal sessions during the year | 1,191 |
Attendances of pre-natal mothers | 4,373 |
Sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultat ions | 582 |
Individual children who attended during year | |
0-1 year | 1,894 |
1-5 years | 1,62 |
Attendances of children at doctors' consultations during the year. | |
0-1 year | 6,11 |
1-5 years | 4,12 |
Attendances at centres of children for all purposes | |
0-1 year | 14,10 |
1-5 years | 8,24 |
Weighings | 22,35 |
Dental Treatment
The following table shows the dental treatment per formed at the infant welfare centres during the years-
Patients | 501 |
Attendances | 1,348 |
Extractions | 1,582 |
Fillings | 78 |
Dentures | 75 |
Other treatments | 793 |
Maternity Home
The following is a statement of the workdone during the years:-
Applications for admission | 112 |
Applications accepted | 112 |
Applications withdrawn after acceptance | 46 |
Women confined during the year | 66 |
The gross cost of the scheme to the council during
was £535. 10s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose
applications were accepted and not withdrawn during the year
amounted to £237. 12s. 0d. Payments made by patients totalled
£319. 8s. 6d.