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Grosvenor Sanatorium, Kennington, Kent; Lenham
Sanatorium, Kent; Croydon Boro' Sanatorium, North
Cheam, Surrey; Royal National Hospital for Consumption,
Ventnor; Victoria Home for Invalid Children, Margate;
Cranbrook Convalescent Home, Kent; Oak Bank Open-Air
School, near Sevenoaks, Kent; and Mayday Hospital,
Croydon.
Maternity.
The Penge and Beckenham Joint Maternity Home,
which was established in June, 1920, with accommodation for
10 beds, is managed by a Joint Committee appointed annually
by the Penge and Beckenham Urban Councils, and receives
financial aid from the rates as well as a grant from the
Ministry of Health.
The facilities are primarily provided for those who have
not sufficient accommodation or are unable to secure adequate
attention in their own homes. For mothers who attend the
Infant Welfare Centres at Penge and Beckenham, and who
are entitled to "Maternity Benefit," the inclusive charge for
the "lying-in" period of fourteen days is £2. Other residents
in Penge and Beckenham are admitted to the Home upon
terms which may be ascertained from the Matron.
Necessitous cases, after due enquiry by the Committee,
are granted free admission to the Home.
During the year, 272 cases were admitted. Of the total
number of patients, 82 were from Penge, 156 from Beckenham,
and 34 from other districts.
Dr. J. M. Clements, the Medical Officer of Health of
Beckenham, is the Medical Supervisor; and the Staff consists