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Kensington 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The Baby Clinic, 92, Tavistock Road. W. 11. Pre—school children minor ailment treatments.
| Doctors' sessions held | 137 | |
| Individual children attending doctors' sessions | 645 | |
| Total attendances at doctors' sessions | 3,565 | |
| Average attendance at doctors' sessions | 26 | |
| Individual circumcision operations | 138 | |
| Sessions held for dressings only | 306 | |
| Attendances at dressing sessions | 3,066 | |
| Sessions held for sunlight and massage treatment | 112 | |
| Sunlight treatments given | 1,666 | |
| Massage treatments given | 847 | |
| Total individual children attending clinic | 1,096 | |
| Total attendances | 8,507 | |
Dental Treatment. The following table shows the dental treatment performed at 92, Tavistock Road during the year:-
| Sessions held | 118 |
| Patients (new cases) | 386 |
| Total attendances (all cases) | 1,610 |
| Extractions | 1,582 |
| Fillings | 325 |
| Dentures | 88 |
| Other Treatment | 773 |
Borough Counci1's Maternity Home .
There are five beds at Queen Charlotte's Hospital reserved
for Borough Council patients.
Details for 1946.
| Applications for admission | 128 |
| Application accepted | 128 |
| Application subsequently withdrawn | 7 |
| Women confined in the home | 120 |
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during 1946
was £1,062 15s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose applications
were accepted and not withdrawn during the year amounted to
£659 7s. 8d. Payments made by patients totalled £822 5s. 0d.
Additional Maternity Accommodation.
Owing to the shortage of institutional maternity
accommodation in London, the London Maternity Services Joint
Committee in consultation with the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing
Joint Committee, arranged with voluntary hospitals to provide an
additional 200 beds in the London Area.
The London County Council accepted financial responsibility
for the scheme, although bookings are made by the borough councils.
No charges fall directly on borough councils and the collection
of contributions from patients is undertaken by the voluntary
hospitals.
From 1st June, 1944, four additional maternity beds at
Queen Charlotte's Hospital have been reserved for the use of
Kensington patients, and during the year, 93 expectant mothers
were admitted to these beds for their confinements.