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SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Foot Clinic
With the extension of the proposals of the County Council to commence foot clinics
in areas which had not previously had them the demand for chiropodeal staff exceeded
the supply, and movement of staff was both expected and experienced where staff of
basic grades sort promotion in newly opened centres.
This resulted in a temporary shortage of locum tenens for a period of the year.
However, with the increase of the establishment from six full-time chiropodists to
eight we were more fortunate than most other areas and, in fact, the total attendances
during the year were 23,513 compared to 26,387 in 1959.
In 1952 arrangements were made for non-ambulant patients to be transported to and
from the clinic by ambulance. A medical certificate stating the patient's inability to
attend by Public Transport is necessary before they are placed on the "ambulance list".
In 1960 32 non-ambulant patients were transported to the clinic by ambulance and
made 103 attendances.
During the year a total of 6,031 patients (of whom 1,277 were new patients)
attended for a total of 23,513 treatments. It wos found possible to discharge 247 adults
and 369 children. The defects treated were as 1 out hereunder:-
Bursitis 63
Callosity 229
Hard Corns 326
Soft Corns 25
Corn under nail 32
Claw Toes 4
Hallux Rigidus 22
Hallux Valgus 58
Hammer Toe 5
Hyperidrosis 12
Hyperkeratosis 2
Metatarsalgia 11
Nail Club 40
Nail Ingrowing 48
Nail Involuted 6
Pes Planus 24
Septic Condition 18
Tinea Pedis 10
Trigger Toe 6
Verruca Pedis 336
Tuberculosis
(a) Open Air Shelters
Number in use at end of year 2
Total number of visits to shelters by health
visitors or tuberculosis visitors 14
(b) Extra Nourishment
Number of new cases supplied with free milk 15
Total number being supplied with free milk
at and of year 14
(55)