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Kensington 1945

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

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As a short-term policy the Council have decided to
establish three or possibly, four new infant welfare centres in
North Kensington, and one or possibly two in South Kensington.
They propose to establish a day nursery in South Kensington.
They have also approved plans for a foot clinic and a solarium.
They have been reviewing a long-term policy for the
Borough, and have concluded there should be in North Kensington
three large health centres of a permanent character which will
accommodate the maternity and child welfare services as well as
other health services, and one or possibly two similar health
centres in South Kensington.

Table: Health Visiting Staff. The work performed by the health visiting staff during 1945 in regard to maternity and child welfare is summarised in the following table:-

Health Visiting Staff. The work performed by the health visiting staff during 1945 in regard to maternity and child welfare is summarised in the following table:-

Health Visiting Staff. The work performed by the health visiting staff during 1945 in regard to maternity and child welfare is summarised in the following table:-
First visits to infants (0-1 year)1422
Re-visits to infants (0-1 year)7186
Visits to children between 1 and 5 years8816
Stillbirth enquiries25
Visits to ophthalmia neonatorum cases16
Visits to measles cases1811
Visits to whooping cough cases103
Visits to puerperal fever cases3
Visits to puerperal pyrexia cases13
Visits to enteritis cases220
Infantile death enquiries59
Pre-natal visits..2738
Half-days at welfare centres2207
Visits to foster mothers674
Visits to registered daily guardians150
Other visits3780

Table: Infant Welfare Centres and Ante-natal Clinics. The work at these institutions during 1945 is shown in the following tables:-

Infant Welfare Centres and Ante-natal Clinics. The work at these institutions during 1945 is shown in the following tables:-

Infant Welfare Centres and Ante-natal Clinics. The work at these institutions during 1945 is shown in the following tables:-
Sessions at which doctors attended for prenatal consultations502
Individual mothers who attended pre-natal consultations1995
Attendances of pre-natal mothers8644
Sessions at which doctors attended for post- natal consultations47
Individual mothers who attended post-natal consultations122
Sessions at which doctors attended for infant consultations506
Individual children who attended for the first time:-
0-1 year1318
1-5 years190
Attendances of children at doctors' consultations:-
0-1 year4515
1-5 years2765
Attendances at centres of children for all purposes:-
0-1 year15266
1-5 years6042