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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 and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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principal medical officer and the principal public health inspector at
intervals of about nine months, or more frequently where alterations
were being carried out to registered accommodation.
All nursing homes in the borough are now considered to be generally
satisfactory and in some the accommodation and care provided are of a
high standard.
Three visits were also made to premises to give advice as to their
suitability for conversion to nursing homes. In all three cases, the
prospective nursing home keepers were advised that the premises were not
considered suitable for the type of home proposed and no further action
was taken by them.
In one case, it was suspected that a nursing home was being carried on but, on inspection, the premises proved to be a boarding house for elderly persons and no further action was taken.
| 1966 | 1965 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of homes registered on 1st January | 10 | 10 | ||
| Number of registrations cancelled during the year | 1 | - | ||
| Number of homes remaining on the register at 31st December | 9 | 10 | ||
| Inspections by medical officer and/or public health inspector | 22 | 7 | ||
Accommodation provided in these homes.
| 1966 | 1965 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of beds | 221 | 222 | |
| Registered for medical or surgical patients | 33 | 33 | |
| Registered for medical or maternity patients | 7 | 7 | |
| Registered for medical patients only | 181 | 181 | |
| Registered for surgical or maternity patients | - | 1 | |
FAMILY PUNNING.
Family planning services in this borough have continued to be
provided by the West London branch of the Family Planning Association
which came into being on 1st January, 1966, and replaced the two
Family Planning Association branches which previously functioned in
this area.
Demand for the services provided continued and increased. In
November, 1966, an additional clinic was opened at the Violet
Melchett Infant Welfare Centre in Chelsea.