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very much better for them, it is wrong and some of them, so I am
told, die off quite quickly.
Yours faithfully,
P.S. Your letter has not been in vain, because I propose, leaving
out names and addresses, to publish it in one of my Annual
Reports where it may do some good."
Although I am deeply concerned with the plight of old people such
as these, I am equally concerned with those unfortunate people who
come to my office to plead for the early admission to hospital of a chronic
sick relative or friend and whose continued presence in the home so often
means unwarranted hardship and the disruption of family life. More
often than not the person making the plea is the woman of the household,
who, having coped with the daytime difficulties of running a home, is
faced with a broken night's rest, in order to minister to the needs of the
sick person. Again, sitters-in could do much to help.
CARE OF THE FEET
Foot Clinics
I dislike unusual words and I think the word chiropody is not only
difficult to pronounce, but it is not what I would call a nice word, and yet I
dislike naming Clinics, "Foot Clinics." One reason is that the name
"Foot Clinics" leads to misunderstanding because the public get the
idea that it has everything to do with the feet, up to and including deformities,
and they are a bit annoyed when mistakenly they go to a Foot Clinic
and find they should have gone to an Orthpæodic Clinic.
The public, however, are beginning to use the word chiropody and
very possibly in a few years it will be an accepted word with a definite
meaning.
There are six
chiropodists prac-
tising in public
clinics in Barking,
who all work on
an appointments
system, and who
are all kept busy
as the enclosed figures will show.
CHIROPODY SERVICE
I. Treatment sessions 2,658
2. Attendances:—
School Children 1,190
M. & C.W. Patients 95
Public Adult Scheme Patients 19,087
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