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CHIROPODY SERVICE
The Chief Chiropodist reports as follows:-
Old Peoples Homes. This section continues to be a most satisfactory service,
nicely managed by our part-time Chiropodist Mr. Fenton.
Car Transport Service. Based at Annie Prendergast Clinic, this service
continues to provide great help to many handicapped old people, who would
otherwise - due to our shortage of Domiciliary Chiropodists - not be able
to receive treatment. With the assistance of Hiss K. Richards many
handicapped old people are assisted to and from the Clinic.
Louise Graham House. This Centre is one of our recent undertakings. Mrs.
D. Mann is delegated to make regular visits, and to attend to any foot
troubles reported.
Domiciliary Service. Demands for this Service are extremely heavy, and
our difficulties, due to the resignation of Mrs. Morgan, have greatly
increased. However, we have been able to obtain the part-time services
of Mr. Bunder and Mr. Lewis, which - plus our full-time staff Chiropodists
doing a few extra sessions weekly - has enabled us to give attention to
our most urgent cases. There is an urgent need for more staff in this
rapidly growing section. Mrs. Morgan left us to go into training for
the Teaching Profession, and we wish her the very best in her new career.
She has kindly offered to come and help out when she is on vacation, for
which we are very grateful.
General Remarks. A new clinic was started at Oxlow Lane Clinic on the
29th September, and is being operated by Mrs. M. Goss, who joined our
staff at this time on a full-time basis. This clinic was badly needed
to provide chiropody service for the large number of people resident in
the area between Ford Road Clinic and Annie Prendergast Clinic. Since
opening this new clinic I find that many old people had not been having
the necessary treatment due to the distance to their nearest clinic.
A similar set of conditions exists in the Becontree Clinic area, and I
hope that we may be able to consider the setting up of a foot clinic
in this area quite soon.
Finally. From reports and figures from the various sections of this
service I am convinced that 1969 was one of the most outstanding years
in our history, and I would short-list the following items in attempting
to keep up - and even better this record.
(1) Recruitment of staff (clinical and domiciliary)
(2) The founding of a new Foot Clinic in the Becontree district.
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