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Kensington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE SHOWING THE CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO CLOTHING, NUTRITION, CLEANLINESS, TEETH AND VISION OF THE CHILDREN EXAMINED.

TABLE SHOWING THE CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO CLOTHING, NUTRITION, CLEANLINESS, TEETH AND VISION OF THE CHILDREN EXAMINED.

Age Group.Number examined.Clothing and Boots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of BodyTeeth.Vision.
Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normal.Bad.Clean.NitsPediculi.Clean.Dirty.Pediculi.All sound.Less than 4 decayed.Four or more decayed.6/6 in both eyes.6/9 in either or both eyes.6/12 or worse in either eye
Entrants
Boys1,0627522981225975647–1,0382041,013472546345171–––
Girls1,0887733031235269937––1,04335101,05434–549361178–––
Age 8.
Boys6604631821514048139–6546–6233523802215936716799
Girls751518232116555234–71626973021–43724173452148124
Age 12
Boys7224872251015753035–70813169131–46122536428155139
Girls847518326315565339–800361181631–60121630486200154
Age 14
Boys840563272522559421–8328–81129–58722924568140128
Girls817557253725153630–78230579225–57921721519150133
Total6,7874,6312,091651,7044,801282–6,573174406,53025344,1402,0555922,820960777
Kensington percentages68.230.81.025.170.74.296.82.60.696.23.70.161.030.38.761.921.117.0
London percentages58.740.21.120.274.85093.55.90.696.63.30.163.029.47.654.225.919.9

Table: SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRES.There is in Notting Dale a School Treatment Centre managed by a voluntary committee and the work performed thereat during 1927 is as follows :—

SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRES.

There is in Notting Dale a School Treatment Centre managed by a voluntary committee and the work performed thereat during 1927 is as follows :—

New Cases.Total attendances.
Eye Cases5841,509
Aural Cases4651,759
Minor Ailment Cases2,31043,269
Dental Cases1,4442,566
X-Ray Cases47304

Table: A School Treatment Centre has also been established at the Baby Clinic premises in Tavistock Crescent and the record of work for the year 1927 is as follows :—

A School Treatment Centre has also been established at the Baby Clinic premises in Tavistock Crescent and the record of work for the year 1927 is as follows :—

Minor Ailment Cases3,49824,256
Dental Cases1,5372,618

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PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME.
The Borough is fortunate in having within its boundaries an excellent District Nursing
Association which employs a Superintendent and eleven nurses to carry out the nursing of all
diseases in the homes of the poor. The number of cases nursed during 1927 was 2,398 and the
number of visits paid, 38,740.

Table: The following is a table of cases attended and visits paid by nurses of the Kensington District Nursing Association on behalf of the Council from January 1st to December 31st, 1927 :—

The following is a table of cases attended and visits paid by nurses of the Kensington District Nursing Association on behalf of the Council from January 1st to December 31st, 1927 :—

Cases.Visits.
Maternity Cases28296
Miscarriages40384
Pneumonia1282,260
„ (under 5 years of age)1242,248
Ophthalmia Neonatorum and other Inflammations of the Eyes of Newly-born Children18387
Influenza1081,459
„ (under 5 years of age)55332
Zymotic Enteritis48437
Tuberculosis22804
Measles211
„ (under 5 years of age)14
Whooping Cough451
Erysipelas18
Puerperal Septicaemia244
Pemphigus9108
Totals5808,833