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Kensington and Chelsea 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The number of persons in residential accommodation at 3lst December, 1967,was as follows:-
| Council accommodation | 488 |
| Other local authority homes | 33 |
| Voluntary homes | 185 |
| Total | 706 |
The Council maintain four residential homes for aged and infirm persons under Section 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act, 1948. One of the homes is outside the borough boundary. The total number of beds is allocated as follows:-
| Dale Mead | 56 | men | and | women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere | 122 | |||
| King's Mead | 317 | |||
| 5 Holland Park | women | |||
| Total | 526 | |||
The number of beds at King's Mead was increased by 18 over the
previous year, by the reduction of active male beds from 66 to 54, and
the opening of a ward for infirm men for 30 residents.
During the year, there were 265 new admissions and 154 discharges
from the Council's homes. In the same period, 101 persons died in the
homes. Vacancies are held for, short-term admissions to hospitals,
residents who are away on holiday, and for major re-decoration programmes.
The total number of re-admissions from hospital was 95 and discharges
to hospital amounted to 107.
Age Analysis at 31st December, 1967
| Home | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Mead | Ellesmere | Dale Mead | No. 5 Holland Park | |||
| 50-64 years | ||||||
| Male | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Female | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | |
| 65-74 years | ||||||
| Male | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | 37 | |
| Female | 46 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 78 | |
| 75-84 years | ||||||
| Male | 19 | 17 | 11 | - | 47 | |
| Female | 99 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 172 | |
| 85 years and over | ||||||
| Male | 4 | 10 | - | — | 14 | |
| Female | 77 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 127 | |
| TOTALS | Male | 58 | 31 | 12 | - | 101 |
| Female | 230 | 89 | 39 | 29 | 387 | |
| Average Age | 81.5 | 80 | 81.2 | 81 | 80.9 | |
| (Average Age 3l,12.66) | (81.2) | (80.7) | (84.3) | (80.6) | (81.7) | |