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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
Croydon 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Corporation loans equipment and makes a small weekly charge, with exemption for incomes below a certain figure. During the year the undermentioned loans were made: -
| Bed Pans | 249 |
| Bed Rests | 163 |
| Mackintosh Sheets | 246 |
| Feeding Cups | 14 |
| Wheel Chairs | 30 |
| Commodes | 55 |
| Crutches, pairs | 2 |
| Air Cushions | 234 |
| Bed Cradles | 20 |
| Urinals | 96 |
| Air Beds | 29 |
| Dunlopillo Mattresss | 7 |
| Dunlopillo Cushion | 1 |
| Bed Pulley | 5 |
| Bed Tables | 10 |
| Draw Sheets | 82 |
| Walking Aid | 4 |
| Snutum Mugs | 2 |
| Enuresis Machines | 23 |
| Ryles Tube | Nil |
| Fracture Boards | 4 |
| Bedsteads | 3 |
| Steam kettles | 1 |