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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT
1966
| Health Dept. | Central | British Red Cross Society | Norbury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley (A) | Purley (B) | Selsdon | Shirley | ||||
| Airbeds and Ripple Mattresses | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Air bellows | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Air Rings | 90 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3 | - | 10 |
| Bed Blocks (pairs) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bed Pans | 121 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 20 . |
| Bed Rests | 103 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Bedsteads | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedtables/Trays | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 |
| Commodes | 137 | 62 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
| Cradles | 47 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | 9 |
| Crutches | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Douche Cans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 'Dunlopillo Mattresses | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enuresis Machines | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fceding Cups | 13 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Foot Sunction Pump | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fracture Boards | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hydraulic Hoists | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inhalers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Incontinence Pads | 17,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mackintosh Sheets | 85 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Mugs (Sputum) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Pads | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pillow Cases (jaconet) | - | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steam Kettles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urinals | 51 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
| Walking Aids | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walking Sticks | 1 | • | - | - | - | - | |
| Wheel Chairs | 41 | 114 | 22 | 13 | . | - | 32 |
| Wheel Chair and Commode | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |