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54
CHIROPODY
The system of using the services of approved Chiropodists
working in their own surgeries was continued and attendances rose
steadily. Satisfactory reports on the premises and mode of
practice of all Chiropodists in the scheme were received from
the Corporation's visiting specialist. Domiciliary treatment was
also included, but the fees paid came out of the financial
allocation allowed to each practitioner. It was thus left to
individual Chiropodists to decide how they allocated services
within their global budgets.
The scheme covers elderly persons, expectant mothers and the
permanently handicapped.
On December 31st 1965, 24 Chiropodists were operating this
scheme. During the period April 1st to December 31st 1965 they
gave 14,659 treatments at their surgeries and 1,491 by domiciliary
visits.