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 loans equipment and makes a small weekly charge, with exemption for incomes below a certain figure. During the year the undermentioned loans were made: -
Bed Pans | 249 |
Bed Rests | 163 |
Mackintosh Sheets | 246 |
Feeding Cups | 14 |
Wheel Chairs | 30 |
Commodes | 55 |
Crutches, pairs | 2 |
Air Cushions | 234 |
Bed Cradles | 20 |
Urinals | 96 |
Air Beds | 29 |
Dunlopillo Mattresss | 7 |
Dunlopillo Cushion | 1 |
Bed Pulley | 5 |
Bed Tables | 10 |
Draw Sheets | 82 |
Walking Aid | 4 |
Snutum Mugs | 2 |
Enuresis Machines | 23 |
Ryles Tube | Nil |
Fracture Boards | 4 |
Bedsteads | 3 |
Steam kettles | 1 |