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 | 230 |
Bed Rests | 154 |
Mackintosh Sheets | 226 |
Feeding Cups | 15 |
Wheel Chairs | 35 |
Commodes | 59 |
Crutches, pairs | 2 |
Air Cushions | 200 |
Bed Cradles | 22 |
Urinals | 78 |
Air Beds | 17 |
Dunlopillo Mattresses | 2 |
Dunlopillo Cushion | 3 |
Bed Pulley | 2 |
Bed Tables | 1 |
Draw Sheets | 50 |
Walking Aid | 10 |
Sputum Mugs | 2 |
Enuresis Machines | 27 |
Ryles Tube | Nil |
Fracture Boards | 2 |
Bedsteads | 1 |
Steam kettles | Nil |
Walking Machine | 1 |
Bed Blocks | 3 |
Pifco Massager | 1 |
Total attendances 1,269
The following figures relate to the work carried out at the above clinic during the year:-
Complaint | No. of Cases | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
M | F | ||
Bow Legs | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Knock Knees and Flat Feet | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Valgus Ankles | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Asthma | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kyphosis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Torticollis | - | 1 | 1 |
Pigeon-toes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
23 | 24 | 47 |