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Orthopaedic.
Cases are sent to the Croydon General Hospital, those
from the Infant Welfare Centre and Elementary Schools
being paid for by the Council.
Other Hospitals.
There are no hospitals in this district. Cases are usually
sent to the Beckenham Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital
and Croydon General Hospital, all being within easy reach.
These are all voluntary Hospitals.
Cases admitted to the County Hospital, Farnborough,
Kent, from this District, numbered 496, compared with 320
during 1936.
A number of Penge patients are also treated at various
London general hospitals.
Extensive use has been made of the facilities offered by
the South Eastern Hospital for Children, Sydenham, and the
Croydon General Hospital.
Midwifery and Maternity Services.
During the year, notifications of births occurring in the
District were received from 16 Midwives.
Up to the 31st August, District Midwives were employed
by theBeckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Home to attend
patients in their own homes. From that date a domiciliary
service of midwives was provided for this district by the Kent
County Council under the provisions of the Midwives Act,
1936. These midwives work in co-operation with the Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre.