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VIII.— FOOT CLINIC.
As the result of a report on the desirability of inaugurating a foot clinic for
the use of the inhabitants of the Borough, which I presented to the Public Health
Committee in November, 1935, the Council at their meeting on the 18th February,
1936, passed a resolution authorising the establishment of such a clinic. It was
recommended that the clinic should deal with minor abnormalities of the feet such as
corns, bunions, ingrowing toenails, etc. The clinic was opened on the 8th May, 1936,
at the Pitfield Street Baths, commencing with three sessions, each of two hours.
Subsequently, owing to the success of the clinic, the weekly sessions were increased
to six, and the clinic was removed to a room in the Public Library building in Pitfield
Street. Sessions are now held as under:—
Monday 2.30 till 4.30 p.m.
Tuesday 2.30 till 4.30 p.m. 6 till 8 p.m.
Wednesday 2.30 till 4.30 p.m. 6 till 8 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. till noon.
Orthopaedic cases are not treated at this clinic, but are referred either to the
patient's own doctor or to hospital. The charge made is 1s. for one foot and 1s. 6d.
for two feet per attendance, but in the case of unemployed persons, or those in receipt
of public assistance, or of members of their families, these charges are remitted.
The total number of attendances for the year under review was 1,033 at 195
sessions, giving an average attendance of 5.3 per session. The total number of new
patients who attended was 445.