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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| 1924. Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of applications for admission | 36 | 112 | 135 | 143 |
| No. of applications accepted | 35 | 111 | 134 | 137 |
| No. of applications withdrawn after acceptance | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| No. of women confined during the year | 13 | 108 | 123 | 126 |
The gross cost of the scheme to the Council during the year was £837 16s. 0d.
The assessments made in respect of patients whose applications were submitted during the
year amounted to £414 6s. 0d. Payments made by patients totalled £346 10s. 6d.
DAY NURSERIES.
The following table shows a record of children's attendances at the four Day Nurseries in the Borough in the year 1927.
| Gol-borne. | Lancaster Road. | Notting Hill Day Nursery | St. Clement's, Tread -gold St. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Whole day attendances of children under 3 years of age | 5447 | 9875 | 2338 | 2336 | 19996 |
| 2. Whole day attendances of children over 3 years of age | 2717 | 505 | 3281 | 857 | 7360 |
| 3. Total whole day attendances | 8164 | 4792 | 12619 | 3193 | 28768 |
| 4. Charges made for each attendance of a child | l0d. | 9d. | 8d. | 1 /- | — |
| 5. Half-day attendances of children under 3 years of age | — | — | — | 375 | 375 |
| 6. Half-day attendances of children over 3 years of age | — | — | — | 146 | 146 |
| 7. Total half-day attendances | — | — | — | 521 | 521 |
| 8. Charges made for each attendance of a child | — | — | — | 6d. | — |
| 9. Average daily attendance of children | 36 | 23 | 56 | 22 | — |
HOMES FOR DESERTED, WIDOWED OR UNMARRIED MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
A record of work done in 1927 is shown in the following table:—
| 466, Uxbridge Road. | 2, Upper Phillimore Place. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. in residence at commencement of year | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| No. admitted during the year | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| No. remaining in residence at the end of the year | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Average duration of stay before confinement (in days) | — | 46 | — |
| Average duration of stay after confinement (in days) | 298 | 120 | — |
| No. in residence at beginning of year | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| No. admitted during the year | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| No. remaining in residence at end of year | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Average duration of stay (in days) | 298 | 120 | — |
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADOPTION ASSOCIATION HOSTEL.
(Tower Cressy, Campden Hill).
This institution is situated in the Borough, but the work is national rather than local.
Unwanted infants are received from various parts of the country and are cared for until adopted by
some reputable person