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 East Ham]
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TABLE 33.
Article
No. of occasions items loaned
Cupboard at
Total
Town Hall
Annexe
East Ham
Chest Clinic
Church
Rd. Clinic
Air bed rings (adults)
22
15
17
54
Bed cradles
1
1
-
2
„ pans
33
24
16
73
„ rests
24
14
11
49
Commodes
2
-
-
2
Crutches
1
-
-
1
Electric blankets
1
-
-
1
Feeding cups
-
-
1
1
Garden shelters
-
3
-
3
Hot water bottles (rubber)
2
3
-
5
Rubber sheets
10
12
-
22
Sand bags (small)
-
1
-
1
Sheets
1
-
-
1
Sputum mugs
1
24
-
25
Steam kettles
5
-
-
5
Thermometers
-
1
-
1
Urinals (male)
3
11
-
14
Water beds
1
-
-
1
Wheel chairs
40
-
-
40
Totals
147
109
45
301
NOTE;- With the exception of garden shelters stored in sections on other
Council premises, all large articles (owing to storage space) are
kept at the Town Hall Annexe.
In addition from the premature baby outfit cupboard, the
following articles were issued
No. of occasions
Cost 1
Premature baby outfits 1
Scales and weights 13
Tube feeders 1
TABLE 34.
TUBERCULOSIS 1950.
No. of visits
to homes of
patients
by nurses
during 1950
No. of notified cases on
East Ham Chest Clinic
register on 31/12/50.
No. of occasions on
which free extra
nourishment supplied
to patients during
the year
No. of
occasions
financial help
given for
purchase of
bedding
Adults
Children
Total
Milk
Food
Total
5,858
986
269
1,255
580
34
614
9
There is no change in the procedure outlined on page 53 of the
Annual. Report for the year 1949 in respect of the provision of free extra
nourishment (milk and food) to tuberculous patients; bedding and free
convalescent home treatment.
Nature of Journey | Ambulances | Cars | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of journeys | Mileage | No. of journeys | Mileage | |
West Ham and Essex C.C. | Cars. | Ambulances | . Total |
---|---|---|---|
+Essex for East Ham | |||
+West Ham for East Ham |