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 Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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Nursing equipment and fireguards loaned, by the Council, free of charge to residents of the boroueh during the vear were as follows--
Article | S!o, on loan at 1/1/72 | No. loaned during year | No. returned during year | No. on loan at 31/12/72 |
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Air rings | 26 | 19 | 18 | 27 |
Back rests | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Beds - Air | - | - | - | - |
Bed cradles | 19 | 17 | 10 | 26 |
Beds - Hospital | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Bed pans | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Bottles | 38 | 38 | 34 | 42 |
Cups, feeding | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Commodes - Chair | 183 | 121 | 133 | 171 |
Commodes - Stool | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Crutches, Elbow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Cushions, sani | - | - | - | - |
Cushions - Sponge | - | - | - | - |
Fracture boards | 20 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
Hoists - Penrhyn | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
Mattresses - ordinary | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Mattresses - Dunlopillo | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Sheets - rubber | 33 | 40 | 25 | 48 |
Walking frames | 27 | 15 | 12 | 30 |
Walking frames - wheeled | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Walking frames - Zimmer adjustable | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Walking sticks - tripod | 19 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
Walking sticks - Quadruped | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
Water Closet Seats inflatable | 5 | - | - | 5 |
TOTALS: | 463 | 346 | 333 | 476 |
Fireguards | 573 | 45 | 3 | 615 |
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