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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
Redbridge 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 15
The following articles of sickroom equipment are available on
loan from the Health and Welfare Department
Mattress (Dunlopillo and hair)
Invalid Chairs
Rings (air and Dunlopillo)
Back-rests
Beds (air, water and ripple)
Commodes
Fracture Boards
Plastic Sheets
Medical Sandbags
Bed-cradles
Bed-pans
Diabetic Scales
Feeding-cups
Urinals
Sputum Mugs
Bed Blocks
Bedstead Sides (pair)
Lifting Pole and Chain
Commode Sorbo Cushions
Rubber Toilet Seat
Crutches and Walking Aids
Hydraulic Hoists
APPENDIX 16
CHIROPODY SERVICE
Details of new cases and treatment given in 1965
| New Cases | Treatments | |
|---|---|---|
| Children under school leaving age | 42 | 280 |
| Expectant mothers | - | 6 |
| Physically handicapped | 74 | 697 |
| Persons aged 65 years or over | 594 | 17,452 |
| TOTALS | 710 | 18,435 |