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Barking, there may be a few more cases requiring orthopædic treatment
than if we were a stable population and if there had been no war, but I
think this only accounts for a very small proportion of the total treatments.
Mr. A. M. A. Moore, F.R.C.S., who for over ten years had been
Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon, resigned in April, and was succeeded
by Mr. Leon Gillis, F.R.C.S.
Question:—Why can some foot conditions be treated at
the Chiropody Clinic whilst others have to be treated at an
Orthopaedic Clinic?
Answer:—I find this sometimes causes some confusion but the
answer is quite simple.
The scope of the work of a Chiropodist is the "treatment of malformed
nails and superficial excrescences occurring on the feet, such as
corns, warts, callosities and bunions," whilst the Orthopaedic Clinic
deals not only with feet but all other parts of the body, and not only for
minor troubles, but also for major troubles involving the bones, the
sinews and the muscles.
CHIROPODY CLINIC
Number of new cases treated 263
Total number of attendances 1,190
As a matter of fact, the time
should come—and I hope it
will come soon—when there will
be no Chiropody Clinics for
children, or adults either, so
far as that goes.
I want to say yet once again that if people would only wear proper
fitting stockings and proper fitting shoes we could well-nigh close our
Chiropody Clinics.
Question:—Is it advisable to have a child immunised during a
prevalence of Infantile Paralysis?
Answer:—So much has been written on this subject that it is difficult
to condense it into a few lines.
I am persuaded it is of paramount importance that a child should
be immunised against Diphtheria, and that we must be willing to pay a
price for this, even if it does mean there may be a risk.
So far as Infantile Paralysis is concerned what we want to do is to
view the problem in its right perspective. As you know, a large number
of cases of persons infected with the virus of Infantile Paralysis never
show the paralysis. There are several factors determining whether
paralysis shall, or shall not, develop; the severity of the infection is no
doubt a dominant issue, but there are other factors also. Thus, if a child
is infected with the virus of Infantile Paralysis and goes swimming,
running, or jumping, paralysis is more likely to come on than it otherwise
would. In the same way if, during this period, a child is slapped, I have
no doubt there is more risk of paralysis.
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