Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Corporation lends equipment and makes a small weekly charge, with exemption for incomes below a certain figure.
HEALTH DEPT. | BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY Croydon | |
---|---|---|
Air rings | 46 | 17 |
Bath mat | - | - |
Bath seat | - | 4 |
Bed blocks | 71 | 2 |
Bed pans | 165 | 45 |
Bed rests | 193 | 40 |
Bedsteads | 31 | - |
Bed tables | 18 | 4 |
Carry Chairs | 5 | - |
Commodes | 578 | 109 |
Cradles | 174 | 51 |
Crutches (Pairs) | 38 | 20 |
Diapers | 270 | - |
Enuresis machines | 173 | - |
Feeding cups | 8 | 2 |
Foam squares and rings | 125 | 6 |
Foot suction pumps | 8 | - |
Fracture boards | 122 | - |
Hydraulic hoists | 49 | - |
Incontinence pads | 75,305 | - |
Kidney bowls | - | - |
Mackintosh sheets | 82 | 11 |
Mattresses | 24 | - |
North pads | 120 | - |
Paddi rolls | 10,771 | - |
Pick-up-stick | - | - |
Plastic sheet | 50 | - |
Protective undergarments | 1,508 | - |
Pulleys | 38 | - |
Ripple beds | 139 | - |
Renal Dialysis Machines | 8 | - |
Toilet extension | - | 2 |
Urinals | 116 | 14 |
Walking aids | 367 | 24 |
Walking sticks | 62 | 6 |
Wheelchairs | 183 | 93 |
Wheelchairs (self-propelled) | - | 11 |
Toilet Aid (rail) | - | 2 |
Bath Aid (rail) | ~ | 4 |