Page 14 Letters to the Editor C o m p u ls o ry R e g is tra tio n . I a m in te r e s te d in t h e q u e s tio n o f c o m p u ls o r y r e g is tr a tio n . D u r i n g t h e w a r y e a r s a ll m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a r te r e d S o c ie ty o f P h y s io th e r a p y , L o n d o n , w e re a s k e d t o b e c o m e re g iste re d m e m b e r s o f t h e B o a r d o f R e g is t r a ti o n o f M e d ic a l A u x i l i a r ie s . O n ly a b o u t 59 % o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a r t e r e d S o c ie ty b e c a m e e n r o lle d o n th e B o a r d ’s re g iste r. H o w e v e r , a f te r c a r e f u l c o n s id e r a tio n a n d in v iew o f t h e o p in io n s e x p re s s e d b y m e m b e r s o f t h e C o u n c il a n d th e S o c ie ty ’s B r a n c h e s , t h e C h a r t e r e d S o c ie ty re sig n e d f r o m t h e B o a r d , a n d a s k e d a ll its m e m b e r s w h o h a d re g is te re d th e r e o n t o w ith d r a w th e ir n a m e s . T h e C h a r te r e d S o c ie ty w a s m o v e d t o t a k e th is a c tio n in t h e b e s t in te r e s ts o f its m e m b e r s , a n d t h e C o u n c il re q u e s te d 't h e B o a r d t o re m o v e t h e n a m e o f t h e C h a r t e r e d S o c ie ty a n d its q u a lif ic a tio n s f r o m t h e B o a r d ’s lis t o f R e c o g n ise d Q u a lif y in g B o d ie s . I t r u s t t h a t o u r m e m b e r s o f t h e S o u t h A f r ic a n S o c ie ty o f P h y s io th e r a p y w ill g iv e th is m a t t e r th e ir e a r n e s t d e lib e r a tio n a s I feel t h a t i f w e b e c o m e in a n y w a y a ffilia te d t o a n a tio n a l r e g is te r w e m a y fin d o u rs e lv e s a ffilia te d t o a B o d y o r B o d ie s , o v e r w h ic h w e h a v e n o ju r is d i c t i o n o r c o n tr o l. W e m ig h t, fo r in s ta n c e , b e o b lig e d t o s h o r te n th e c o u r s e o f tr a in in g , w h ic h w o u ld b e a r e tro g r e s s iv e ste p . T h e r e is n o w a y o f a s s u r in g t h a t p a tie n ts w ill b e m o r e im p re s s e d b y o n e f o r m o f r e g i s tr a tio n t h a n a n o th e r . W e h a v e b e e n a t p a in s t o b u ild u p a s tr ic t c o d e o f e th ic s , a n d I feel t h a t a c o m p u ls o r y n a t i o n a l re g is te r w ill, in n o w a y , s a fe g u a rd o u r S o c ie ty o r a n y o f its m e m b e rs. W e lo o k t o e a c h in d iv id u a l m e m b e r t o k e e p u p th e tr a d i ti o n s o f t h e S o c ie ty : in th is w a y w e h o p e t o f u r t h e r th e c a m p a ig n in a s s is tin g t h e g e n e ra l p u b lic t o re c o g n is e th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n f u lly q u a lifie d p h y s io th e r a p is ts a n d th o s e w h o h a v e n o t t h e q u a lif ic a tio n s t o b e c o m e re g iste re d m e m b e r s o f t h e S o u t h A f r ic a n S o c ie ty o f P h y s io th e r a p y . W e a r e j u s tly p r o u d o f o u r so c ie ty , a n d I a m s u r e th a t th e p r e s e n t f o r m o f r e g i s tr a tio n a d e q u a te ly m e e ts o u r r e q u ire m e n ts . ( M r s .) E d it h E . F o s t e r , m .c .s .p ., s .a .s .p . H ig h f la ts , N a t a l . E q u a l W o r k — E q u a l P a y . W ith re fe re n c e t o T h e E d ito r ia l C o m m e n t in t h e D e c e m b e r iss u e o f P h y s io th e r a p y . T h e se c o n d p a r a g r a p h sh o w s w h a t a m is c o n c e p tio n m a n y o f t h e o ld e r fe m a le P h y s io th e r a p is ts h a v e : — “ I n th e s e m o d e r n d a y s w h e n w o m e n a n d m e n a r e w o r k in g to g e th e r o n t h e s a m e p r o je c ts in m o r e a n d m o r e field s, it se em s s tr a n g e t h a t P h y s io th e r a p is ts h a v e t o b e s h o w n d is c rim in ­ a t i o n . ” S u re ly w h e n o n e re a d s t h e a d v e r tis e m e n ts o f v a c a n c ie s in a ll b r a n c h e s o f sc ie n c e , te a c h in g , e n g in e e r in g e tc ., it s h o w s c le a rly t h a t p h y s io th e r a p is ts h a v e n o t b e e n s h o w n d is­ c r im in a tio n . I n f a c t t h e a d v e r tis e m e n ts p r o v e t h a t b o t h m a le a n d f e m a le P h y s io th e r a p is ts still la g b e h in d in th e ir p a y sc a le s c o n s id e rin g th e ir e d u c a tio n a l q u a lif ic a tio n s . I s o m e tim e s th in k t h a t m o r e h a r m is d o n e t o t h e P ro f e s s io n b y t h e iss u e o f e q u a l p a y f o r e q u a l w o r k t h a n t h e g o o d it d o e s t h e fe m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t. D o e s it d o t h e f e m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t a n d t h e P h y s io ­ th e r a p y p r o fe s s io n a n y g o o d t o k n o w t h a t h e r m a le c o lle a g u e is c la s se d b e lo w t h e m a le n u r s e s w ith w h o m h e w o r k s ? March, 1959P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y a n e w a p p r o a c h to v a s o d il a t a t io n by the use of the potent new penetrative agent N E W Rubiguent ■— Regd. FOR S P R A IN S , FI B R O S ITIS, ARTHRITIS, S T R A I N S A N D M U S C L E S P A S M R eg iste red User o f Trade M a r k a nd D istributors in S o u th A fric a : WYETH LABORATORIES (PTY.) LTD. 5 4 , S T A T I O N S T R E E T , E A S T L O N D O N . M ETH Y L NICO TIN A TE in conjunction with the powerful vasodilator, histamine opens the way for the histamine to penetrate tissues rapidly. There it promotes prolonged, hyperemia, com forting analgesia warmth. Formula H i s t a m i n e D i h y d r o c h l o r i d e M e th y l N i c o t i n a t e G ly c o l M o n o s a lic y la te C a p s ic u m O le o r e s in T h e s e a r e in c o r p o r a t e d in a b l a n d , c o s m e tic a lly p l e a s a n t v e h ic le . H o w S u p p lie d — T u b e s o f P r i c e — I n e x p e n s iv e — 5 / 6 O n e O u n c e . p e r t u b e t o y o u r p a t i e n t . pain-relieving and soothing 0 - 1 % 1 - 0 % 1 0 - 0 % 0 - 1 % R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. ) March, 1959 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y Page 15 D o e s it d o th e fe m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t a n d t h e P h y s io ­ th e r a p y p r o fe s s io n a n y g o o d w h e n th e m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t is u n a b le t o m ix fin a n c ia lly w ith m e m b e r s o f o t h e r b r a n c h e s o f t h e C iv il S e rv ic e w ith a s im ila r e d u c a tio n a l b a c k g r o u n d ? D o e s it d o th e fe m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t a n d t h e P h y s io ­ t h e r a p y p r o fe s s io n a n y g o o d w h e n a m a le P h y s io th e r a p is t is c la sse d a s a C o r p o r a l in H e r M a je s ty ’s F o rc e s w h ile h is fe m a le c o lle a g u e h a s a s t a tu s e q u iv a le n t t o t h a t o f a n O fficer in H e r M a je s ty ’s F o rc e s ? H o w m a n y m e m b e r s o f t h e S o c ie ty a r e a g a in s t t h e in c r e a s e o f pay a n d r is e in s t a tu s o f th e ir m a le c o lle a g u e ? I h a v e b e e n a B r a n c h C h a ir m a n , a R e g io n a l B o a r d R e p r e s e n ta tiv e a n d a R e p r e s e n ta tiv e t o t h e W o r ld C o n ­ f e d e r a t io n f o r P h y s io th e r a p y f o r t h e C h a r te r e d S o c ie ty a n d I h a v e h e a r d o n ly tw o o f m y fe m a le c o lle a g u e s a c tu a lly a g a in s t in c re a se s f o r m a le s , a ll t h e r e s t h a v e b e e n w h o le ­ h e a r te d ly in f a v o u r o f i m p r o v in g t h e s ta tu s o f t h e m a le P h y s io th e ra p is t. F in a lly , r e g a r d in g t h e c a s e o f t h e w id o w e d P h y s io th e r a p is t w ith a s m a ll fa m ily t o s u p p o r t . H a s th is c a s e b e e n h o n e s tly p r e s e n te d ? I n m o s t m o d e r n c o u n tr ie s to d a y a w id o w o f th is c la s s is u s u a lly in re c e ip t o f a w id o w ’s p e n s io n a n d c h ild r e n ’ a llo w a n c e s . Y o u r s f a ith fu lly , B e r t r a m M o t h O r a n je z ic h t, C a p e P ro v in c e . ( N o c o m m e n t— S u g g e s tio n s in v ite d .— E ditor) BARFORD & JONES (SURGICAL SUPPLY CO.) Makers of: ARTIFICIAL LIMBS and ORTHOPAEDIC APPLIANCES SU RG ICA L IN S T R U M E N T REPAIRERS. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CASES. 52, M O O I STREET (Off Main Street) JO H AN NESBU RG . P h o n o 2 2 - 5 2 3 8 P .O . B o x 5 4 8 4 . The Kuhlmann CERVICAL TRACTION Apparatus When traction to the cervica l spine is required, it is “ the Kuhlmann ” ev er y tim e. Traction with the Kuhlmann is a sim ple bu t effective f o r m o f therapy. I t is sm ooth in application and w ell to le ra te d b y p a tie n ts o f a ll age groups. A ccu ra te readings in lbs. are o b ta in ed on the d ia l o f the m anom eter. P r ic e c o m p le te w ith o p e r a tin g in s tr u c t io n s £17/10/0 p o s t fre e . IH ed icd V M n kX o u - n o w a t " C a p e Y o r k " , 2 5 2 J e p p e Stre e t, J o h a n n e sb u rg P .O . B o x 3 3 7 8 T e le p h o n e 2 3 - 8 1 0 6 a n d a t 2 1 6 - 2 1 7 B o s t o n H o u s e , S t r a n d S t r e e t , C a p e T o w n T e le p h o n e 3 - 4 6 0 8 R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )