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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
Lambeth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Issued | Returned | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 30" " | 3 |
| 1 | 54" | Nil |
| 38 yards | Rubber sheeting | Nil |
| 2 | Adult Cot Beds | 1 |
| 1 | Toilet sheet - rubber | Nil |
| 6 | Bed Pans - rubber | Nil |
| 3 (Hire) | Ripple beds | |
| 1 | " 2 |
Stoke Mandeville patient
| 1 | Air ring | Nil |
| 1 | Receiver | Nil |
| 1 | Canny Ryall Syringe | Nil |
| 6 | Millpuff Pillow/covers | Nil |
| 20 ml | Glass syringe | Nil |
Johnson and Johnson Liners
Boxes of 100 - Issue 5554 boxes to 17 patients.
Polyweb Incontinence pads
Boxes of 72 - Issue 378 boxes to 249 patients.
Incontinence garments
Issue 28
INCONTINENCE PADS
Supplies of incontinence pads have been issued to 249 patients 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.
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Parents are encouraged to have their babies vaccinated against diphtheria,
whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis and smallpox.
This may be done, either by the Council's doctors at Maternity and Child
Health Centres or by general practitioners.
Re-inforcing doses are also given to older children under similar arrangements.