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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

Beckenham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: BECKENHAM AND PENGE JOINT MATERNITY HOMEThis Home was opened on the 1st August, 1920, with accommodation for 10 beds, which has since been increased to 14 beds. The figures give the number of mothers admitted during 1937, with comparative figures.

BECKENHAM AND PENGE JOINT MATERNITY HOME

This Home was opened on the 1st August, 1920, with accommodation for 10 beds, which has since been increased to 14 beds. The figures give the number of mothers admitted during 1937, with comparative figures.

YearTotal cases admittedBeckenham casesPenge casesOut-district cases
19313432171233
1932333236934
193332422797-
193434725493-
193532322697-
193633924594-
193731928881-

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STAFF.
The Nursing Staff consists of a Matron, Assistant Matron, and
two trained Midwives as Staff Nurses and two Probationers. There
are also pupils receiving training.
The accommodation consists of:—
Two general wards, each containing 4 beds.
One ward containing 4 cubicles.
Two private rooms.
A Theatre or Labour Ward, nursery, sterilising room.
An Isolation Block, containing 2 wards, kitchen, accommodation
for the nursing staff engaged in the block.
FEES PAYABLE.
The scale of fees drawn up by the Committee in 1930 was
revised during the year, to provide for a more gradual increase in
fees and an increase in the higher income grades.
TRAINING OF MIDWIVES.
The Home is recognised by the Ministry of Health and the
Central Midwives' Board as a Training Centre for Midwives, and is
allowed to have 5 pupils in training. Since its inception as a Training
Centre in 1923, 72 pupils have been trained and passed the
examination of the Central Midwives' Board ; 4 passing in 1937.
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