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Since 1943 the Council has made it a condition of registration
that the applicant's name should be on the Register of the Board of
Registration of Medical Auxiliaries which admits only those persons
who have trained with a qualifying body recognised by the Board.
In September an applicant for a chiropody licence appealed to the
Petty Sessions against the Council's refusal to grant a licence.
The case was heard by the Ealing Magistrates in October
and the Council were directed to grant a licence, subject to the
condition that the treatment given should be confined to the
treatment of malformed nails and superficial excrescenses occurring
on the feet (such as corns, warts and callosities) and bunions, except
when acting under the direction and supervision of a medical
practitioner.
After this case the Public Health Committee made the following
recommendations :
That in future licences would be granted only to (1)
(а) Chiropodists whose names are included on the Register
of the Board of Registered Medical Auxiliaries, or
(b) Chiropodists possessing equivalent technical qualifications,
subject to the condition that they comply
with the same code of ethics.
(2) That before refusing a licence to a chiropodist he
be given an opportunity to appear before them to show
cause why the Committee should not refuse to license
him.
Of the four new licences, two were granted under the revised
conditions.
Four applicants were refused licences on the grounds of being
insufficiently qualified.
Apart from Leyton which has a byelaw, Ealing probably enjoys
the privilege of being the most difficult area in the country for an
unqualified masseur or chiropodist to obtain a footing for a practice.
NURSING HOMES.
In November, 1949, a letter was received from the Ministry
of Health requesting the Council's observations upon the proposal
of the Middlesex County Council that the delegation to the Borough
Council of their powers regarding the registration of Nursing Homes
should be withdrawn. The powers of registering nursing homes
remained with the Borough Council at that time, but the Middlesex
County Council had been carrying out these functions since the
5th July, 1948.