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enabled us to employ the sound filmstrips prepared by the Central
Council for Health Education—a new technique which has been
taken up enthusiastically by the Health Visitors.
Those services dealing with the tuberculous have been dealt with
at some length in an earlier part of this report.
Foot Health. During the year Dr. Adamson and Dr. Martin
attended a foot health course organized by the Central Council for
Health Education, and following this they presented to their colleagues
and to the Health Visitors a most entertaining and instructive synopsis
of the course. This was followed by a stimulating discussion, from
which it was apparent that we should all henceforth take a much
doser interest in the question of proper shoe fitting—one of the most
important aspects in the prevention of foot defects.
Mr. Lvesley, Chief Chiropodist, reports:—
"There is a marked increase of interest by parents, and shoe
retailers in shoe fitting. Greater work can be done by further
stimulating the interest of parents, teachers, health visitors, shoe
retailers. doctors, and chiropodists, along these lines. Shoe retailers
should be aware that we are keenly watching their activities.
There is a marked evidence of closer co-operation between the
town's General Practitioners and the Foot Clinics since the "get
together” meetings in 1954. Contacts are made by letter and
telephone
Generally speaking the severity of foot troubles in the over
40's is less than some 5 or 6 years ago. I think this may be due
to regularity of treatments, and increase of foot consciousness in
the town. There are not now so many really chronic conditions in
evidence among our very old people."
CHIROPODY SERVICE
At tendances:
School Children 925
Adults 19,632
The number of patients being brought to the foot clinics by
ambulance has slowly but steadily risen to 30. The Minister of Health
still adamantly refuses to sanction expansion of the County Council's
service so as to allow treatment to be provided in the patient's home—
despite the fact that this would be far easier for both patient and
chiropodist, and much cheaper.
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