COOKS ON HARD FLOORS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29702, 21 December 1961, Page 7

COOKS ON HARD FLOORS

“Fallen Arches And Flat Feet” "Fallen arches and flat feet seem to be an occupational disease of cooks, and this may well be because of walking about on hard floors." Miss B. Webb told the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday. "Perhaps research should be carried out to find out if there is any connexion.” Miss Webb was speaking to a report by the board’s works committee on proposed kitchen alterations at the Christchurch Hospital. The committee advised the replacement of the wooden flooring in the kitchen. “Modern hard floors seem to be constructed with an eye to wear, price, and ease of cleaning, without much reference to the comfort of those using them.” she said. The chairman of the works committee (Mr L. A Bennett) said that carpeted and rubber floor-coverings were the only resilient types which were readily available, but they were unsuitable for a hospital kitchen. “It seems, however, that the type of new flooring we have in mind may have some resilience,” he said. “It consists of layers of plastic material.”