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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 1962
[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 160
Bed Rests 114
Mackintosh Sheets 147
Feeding Cups 10
Wheel Chairs 53
Commodes 79
Crutches, pairs 6
Air Cushions 144
Bed Cradles 28
Urinals 71
Air Beds 11
Dunlopillo Mattresses 2
Dunlopillo Cushion 1
Bed Pulley 5
Bed Tables 4
Draw Sheets Cotton 38
Walking Aid 47
Sputum Mugs 1
Enuresis Machines 75
Fracture Boards 4
Bedsteads 8
Steam Kettles Nil
Walking Machines 3
Bed Blocks 2
Pifco Massager Nil
Foot Suction pump 1
Hydraulic Hoists 4
Walking sticks 1
Foot Support Nil
Rubber Suction Bath Mat Nil
Dunlopillo Bath Pillow Nil