Jottings of an Old Chiro, Part 2

In the first part of this article, we looked at the life of the Jottings author, E G V Runting, and how his jottings began with humerous anecdotes, and observations and reflections on the lighter side of life as a podiatrist.

In later years, Runting's Jottings became more clinical in nature, often including his own illustrations of equipment and procedures. Here we take a look at some of the clinical matters he wrote about:

October 1914 edition: padding for those without a little toe



February 1922 edition: chiropody or carpentry


March 1926 edition: holiday help



September 1931 edition: bemoaning the lack of chiropodists at the Foot Hospital


March 1942 edition: the perils of painting your toenails

June 1946 edition: professionalism in practice

Jottings ephemera

March 1934 edition: Jottings publication

This is an advert for Runting's book entitled Chiropody Jottings.  It was first published in 1931 and consisted of his columns - several copies of which we hold in the archive.
March 1934: praise for Jottings


December 1944: the end is in sight

Ernest Runting died, aged 93, at his London home on 16 January 1954. The death "of the greatest pioneer of our profession in this country" was reported in the Editorial of The Chiropodist the following month.