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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
Croydon 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT
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 | 241 |
| Bed Rests | 119 |
| Mackintosh Sheets | 199 |
| Feeding Cups | 8 |
| Wheel Chairs | 34 |
| Commodes | 61 |
| Crutches, pairs | 4 |
| Air Cushions | 156 |
| Bed Cradles | 25 |
| Urinals | 65 |
| Air Beds | 23 |
| Dunlopillo Mattresses | 4 |
| Dunlopillo Cushion | 2 |
| Bed Pulley | 3 |
| Bed Tables | 6 |
| Draw Sheets Cotton | 45 |
| Walking Aid | 8 |
| Sputum Mugs | 2 |
| Enuresis Machines | 31 |
| Fracture Boards | 5 |
| Bedsteads | 3 |
| Steam kettles | Nil |
| Walking Machines | 8 |
| Bed Blocks | 3 |
| Pifco Massager | Nil |
| Foot Suction pump | Nil |
| Hydraulic Hoists | 6 |
| Walking Sticks | 3 |
| Foot Support | 1 |