Alderman
J. H. Staddon, Mayor of Luton and President of the Luton War Pensions Committee,
as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire 1938-9 [Z49/261]
Monday
2nd July 1917: The Luton War Pensions Committee has expressed
considerable indignation over regulations regarding massage treatment which
appear to be thoroughly unreasonable. A number of military cases have been
receiving massage treatment from William Lawson, the Luton Town Football Club
trainer. However the authorities at Bedford Military Hospital have objected, stating
that a special form of massage has been devised for military cases which can
only be given at a suitable hospital; no fees will be paid to private masseurs.
The Military Hospital will accept men sent there for treatment, but the level
of inconvenience this would entail is extreme. One man was sent there for
treatment on Friday and was told to come back three days a week. Between railway
fares and compensation for lost work time this would cost the Pensions Committee
around thirty shillings a week, when the same treatment could be given in Luton
for four shillings and sixpence without interrupting the man’s working week. When
the secretary telephoned the authorities and explained this ridiculous
situation he felt the official there agreed and it is hoped that a satisfactory
resolution will be found.
Source:
Luton News 5th July 1917
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