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Lambeth 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS
Articles of nursing equipment are loaned free of charge to persons being
nursed in their own houses. Smaller articles are loaned by the District Nursing
Association, or through the medical loan depots of the Lambeth Division of the
British Red Cross Society, to whom the Council makes a grant for this purpose.
During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department.
| Articles Delivered | Returned | |
|---|---|---|
| Armchair Commodes | 195 | 83 |
| Stool Commodes | 132 | 45 |
| Zimmer Walking Aids | 3 | 1 |
| Tripod Walking Aids | 2 | 1 |
| Indoor wheel chair | 1 | - |
| Bed cradles | 3 | 2 |
| Back rest | 1 | - |
| Rubber Ring (Cushion) | 1 | - |
| Penryn Hoists | 10 | 4 |
| Easi-Carri Hoists | 3 | 1 |
| Hospital Beds with lifting pole | 5 | 2 |
| Hospital Beds | 3 | 2 |
| Dunlopillo Mattresses | 4 | 3 |
| Mattresses | 6 | 2 |
| Fracture Boards | 10 | 1 |
Fifty seven fire guards were lent to necessitous families with children under
12 years of age or to necessitous old, handicapped or blind persons.
INCONTINENCE PADS
Supplies of incontinence pads have been issued to a small number of
incontinent persons in their own homes, on the recommendation of the family
doctor or district nurse. Recipients must be able to make satisfactory arrangements
for the disposal of the used pads.
DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY SERVICE
Local Health Authorities are required under Section 23 of the National
Health Service Act 1946 to secure that the number of midwives available for
attendance on women in their homes as midwives or as maternity nurses is
adequate for the needs of the area. The same section also makes local health
authorities the local supervising authorities for the purposes of the Midwives
Act.