Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Other Local Authority Homes
Section 21(1)(4) National Assistance Act, 1948
If suitable accommodation is not available from the Borough's resources, or a resident seeks accommodation in a particular home belonging to another local authority, co-operation between the Borough and other local authorities secures residential care for the applicant. The number of persons assisted in this way during the year is shown in the following table:-
Name of Home | Owning Borough | Resident on 1.1.69 | Admitted | Discharged | Remaining on 31.12.69 | ||||||||
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Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | ||
Fitzjohn's Avenue | Camden | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Somerville Hastings House | Camden | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Hillside | Islington | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
Southern Grove Lodge | Tower Hamlets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Ladywell Lodge | Lewisham | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
Brocklebank | Wandsworth | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
Ashmead | Wandsworth | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
White Chester | Hammersmith | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Whitby Dene | Hillingdon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Moorcroft | Hillingdon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - |
Kenwold | Westminster | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
The Leys | Barnet | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Thomas Taylor Homes | Northumberland | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
The Gables | Hampshire | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | - | 2 |
Shirley | Croydon | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
TOTAL | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 16 |