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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
Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| Name of Home | No. of weeks | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Rustington Convalescent Home, Littlehampton | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Essex Conv alescent Home | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| St. Joseph's Convalescent Home, Bournemouth | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Hunstanton Convalescent Home | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 13 |
| Bell Memorial Convalescent Home, Lancing | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Armitage House, Worthing | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Samuel Lewis Recuperative Holiday Home,Walton-on-Naze | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Limpsfield Convalescent Home | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 9 |
| Harriet Guy and Cowes War Memorial Convalescent Home, Isle of Wight | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| "Orton Rigg", Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Victorian Convalescent Home, Bognor Regis | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Merchant Taylors' Convalescent Home, Bognor Regis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| "Templecombe" St. Leonards-on-Sea | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hermitage Convalescent Home, Hastings | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| St. Michael's Convalescent Home, Clacton-on-Sea | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
Loan of Sickroom Equipment .—It has been found in 1950 that this loan scheme has become more widely known and applications for articiss have increased considerably. The issues from the Public Health Offices are shown below:—
| Articles Loaned | Number of Articles | Articles in store at 31.12.50 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on loan at 31.12,49 | loaned or reloaned in 1950 | on loan at 31.12.50 | ||
| Mattress (Dunlopillo) | 1 | 6 | 6 | — |
| Mattress (Hair) | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Invalid Chair | — | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Air Pillow | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Air Ring | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Back Rest | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Hospital Bed | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Iron Bed | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Commode Chair | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Crutches (Pair) | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fracture Boards (Set) | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pillow (Feather) | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pillow (Flock) | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rubber Sheeting | - | 4 | 2 | — |
| Medical Sandbags | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spinal Carriage | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 5 | 30 | 27 | 7 |