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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

Havering 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Table: TABLE 14Home Nursing

TABLE 14

Home Nursing

19671966
Number of Persons Nursed:
Under 5 years of age5133
Ages 5 — 64779661
Age 65 and over16631387
Total Number of Persons Nursed24332 081
Number of Nursing Visits made during the year71,69968,275

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Sick Room Equipment
The issues of sick room equipment, loaned free of charge, to
persons being nursed at home continued to increase, as shown in
Table 15 below:

Table: TABLE 15Sick Room Equipment issued on loan from January to December, 1967

TABLE 15

Sick Room Equipment issued on loan from January to December, 1967

Article19671966
Air Rings6190
Back Rests243229
Bed Cradles118106
Bed Pans241245
Bed Pans (Rubber)312
Bed Pans (Slipper)2-
Bedsteads2410
Bed Tables1512
Commodes346295
Crutches20 pairs21 pairs
Draw Sheet17597
Feeding Cups3130
F ireguards17-
Foam Rings195154
Fracture Boards915
Hydraulic Hoists1515
Mattresses3318
Pillows4
Pillow Covers1-
Plastic Sheets228204
Pulleys2115 Contd