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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Dental Treatment.
The following table shows the dental treatment performed at 92, Tavistock Road, during the year:-
| No. of sessions | 51 |
| Patients (new cases) | 255 |
| Total attendances (all cases) | 1,094 |
| Extractions | 1,254 |
| Fillings | 58 |
| Dentures | 48 |
| Other treatments | 662 |
Maternity Home.
Applications for admission. 138
Applications accepted 138
Applications subsequently
withdrawn 14
Women confined in the home 121
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council
during 1943 was £861. 12s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients
whose applications were accepted and not withdrawn during
the year amounted to £701. 6s. 0d. Payments made by
patients totalled £615. 13s. 6d.
War-time Day Nurseries.
During the year two additional war-time nurseries, accommodating 115 children, were opened, and the following table shows the average daily attendance's each month at each cf the four day nurseries now, in operation in the borough:-
| 1943 | Ladbroke acommodating 45 children. | Kensal House accommodating 65 children. | St. Charles accommodating 65 children.' ' (Opened 16thApril,1943) | St. Quintin accommodating 50 children. (Opened 20th September, 1943) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32. 2 | 48.5 | – | – |
| February | 24.5 | 55.3 | – | – |
| March | 39.7 | 43.8 | – | – |
| April | 45.0 | 42.2 | 16.0 | – |
| May | 39.0 | 51.0 | 47.8 | – |
| June | 42.4 | 56. 6 | 48.7 | – |
| July | 41.0 | 52.5 | 43.3 | – |
| August | 44.0 | 54.2 | 54.8 | – |
| September | 46.5 | 56.9 | 61.4 | 32.6 |
| October | 44.4 | 57.8 | 46.4 | 35.9 |
| November | 34.3 | 58.7 | 48.9 | 33.4 |
| December | 31.7 | 48.6 | 44.7 | 34.3 |
A fifth nursery to accommodate 60 children was
being planned at the end of the year.