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(4) A mother may be admitted unaccompanied provided
she is the mother of a child under five years of age,
or when convalescent treatment is necessary following miscarriage
or a confinement where the infant has died.
(5) Expectant mothers in need of convalescent treatment
will also be admitted, but admission will, in general,
not be allowed after the sixth month of pregnancy. An
expectant mother may be accompanied by one child under
the age of five.
(6) Application for admission is to be made on a form
which can be obtained from the Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Spa Road, from any of the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres, or from any doctor or clergyman in the
Borough.
(7) The form, when filled in, should be taken by the
applicant personally to Dr. Mildred Thynne at 98, Rotherhithe
New Road, on Friday, at 10 a.m.
(8) The length of stay in the Home shall be a period,
not less than 14 days, recommended by the Medical Officer.
(9) A weekly charge will be made which will be assessed
according to the financial circumstances of the family. The
standard charge will be 10s. per week. In special cases
admission may be free. Payments shall be made weekly to
the Matron at Fairby Grange.
(10) Patients must pay their own railway fares to and
from Fawkham, Kent. The return fare from Holborn
Viaduct is 6s.
(11) Mothers must come provided with suitable clothing,
and will require a pair of slippers, a change of underclothing,
a brush and comb and toothbrush.
(12) A complete outfit of baby clothing will be supplied
by the Home for each infant, which shall be for the use of