London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1948

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

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The Baby Clinic. 92 Tavistock Road. W.11

The work at this institution during the period from 1st January to 4th July, 1948, is shown in the following tables:-

Pre-school children minor ailment treatments
Doctors' sessions held65
Individual children attending doctors' sessions426
Total attendances at doctors' sessions1,503
Average attendance at doctors' sessions23
Circumcision operations90
Sessions held for dressings only155
Attendances at dressing sessions1,270
Sessions held for sunlight and massagetreatment98
Sunlight treatments given2,165
Massage treatments given515
Total individual children attending clinic764
Total attendances5,679
Dental Treatment
Sessions held102
Details for Mothers
Patients (new cases)352
Total attendances (all cases)1,070
Extractions834
Fillings297
Dentures39
Other treatments654
Details for Children
Patients (new cases)>120
Total attendances (all cases)181
Extractions68
Fillings>59
Other treatments>101

Borough Council's Maternity HomeFive beds at Queen Charlotte's Hospital were reserved for Borough Council patients from the beginning of the year until 4th July, 1948. The following table gives details for this period:-

Applications received for admission41
Applications accepted41
Applications subsequently withdrawn2
Total women confined in the home54

The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during 1948
was £448. 10s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose
applications were accepted and not withdrawn during the
period amounted to £82. 10s. 0d. Payments made by patients
totalled £82. 7s. 0d.