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Kensington 1947
[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 | 157 |
| Individual children attending doctors' sessions | 702 |
| Total attendances at doctors' sessions | 3,391 |
| Average attendance at doctors' sessions | 22 |
| Individual circumcision operations | 188 |
| Sessions held for dressings only | 303 |
| Attendances at dressing sessions | 3,285 |
| Sessions held for sunlight and massage treatment | 209 |
| sunlight treatments given | 2,913 |
| Massage treatments given | 1,318 |
| Total individual children attending clinic | 1,316 |
| Total attendances | 11,248 |
Dental Treatment.
The following table shows the dental treatment performed at 92, Tavistock Road during the year for expectant and nursing mothers, and children under five years:–
| Sessions held | 159 |
| Patients (new cases) | 643 |
| Total attendances ( all cases) | 1,945 |
| Extractions | 1,753 |
| Fillings | 516 |
| Dentures | 71 |
| Other Treatments | 1,226 |
Borough Council's Maternity Home.
Five beds at Queen Charlotte's Hospital were reserved
for Borough Council patients.
Details for 1947.
| Applications form admission | 112 | ||
| Application accepted | 112 | ||
| Applications subsequently withdrawn | 9 | ||
| Women confined in the home | 110 | ||
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during 1947
was £895.14s. Od.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose
applications were accepted and not withdrawn during the year
amounted to £745.5s.0d. Payments made by patients totalled
£752. 15s.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 were made by the borough councils.
No charges fell directly on borough councils and the collection
of contributions from patients was undertaken by the voluntary
hospitals.
Four additional maternity beds at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital were reserved for the use of Kensington patients, and
during the year 95 expectant mothers were admitted to these beds
for their confinements.