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 Lewisham Borough]
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LOAN SERVICE
Any article of equipment which will assist in the nursing of
people in their own homes can be borrowed, provided:-
(a) it is not required for permanent use:
(b) it is not of a type which has to be made to measure, and
therefore can be used by successive persons with the same
requirement.
A large number of articles were in demand during the year, as the following table shows
Equipment | No. issued during | At 31 December 1972 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total stock held on stock register | No on loan | |||
1972 | 1971 | |||
Air Rings | 45 | 47 | 125 | 118 |
Back Rests | 111 | 91 | 226 | 218 |
Bed Cradles | 97 | 79 | 252 | 234 |
Bed Pans | 57 | 58 | 166 | 131 |
Commodes | 461 | 403 | 1,155 | 1,145 |
Cot Beds | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Easi-Carry Hoists | 4 | 10 | 25 | 22 |
Easi-Carry Hoist Slings | 5 | 10 | 31 | 21 |
Fireguards | 65 | 27 | 265 | 265 |
Fracture Boards | 42 | 32 | 184 | 166 |
Hospital Beds with Pulley | 15 | 17 | 40 | 25 |
Inflatable Toilet Seats | 5 | 12 | 25 | 16 |
Mattress (Dunlopillo) | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
Mattress (Hair) | 23 | 17 | 39 | 30 |
Mattress Covers | 45 | 22 | 88 | 68 |
Penrhyn Bed Lifts | 23 | 16 | 62 | 53 |
Ripple Beds | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Rubber Sheets (6ft x 3ft) | 105 | 62 | 301 | 270 |
Sorbo Rings | 44 | 41 | 73 | 60 |
Tripod Walking Sticks | 25 | 12 | 72 | 72 |
Urinals (Glass) | 74 | 43 | 141 | 115 |
Zimmer Walking Frames | 139 | 119 | 315 | 298 |
Wheelchairs | 87 | 62 | 137 | 131 |
TOTALS | 1,501 | 1,197 | 3,771 | 3,501 |