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Subject: Re: Re: [OM] [OT] Shoes - was: America: The good Neighbor
From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:22:41 +1000



> Ray Moth <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> When I was a schoolboy in England in the 1950's, I remember that many
> shoe shops had X-ray machines that they used to check the fit of a
> pair
> of shoes while your feet were inside them. If you tried on many pairs
> of shoes, your feet would be X-rayed many times. I don't suppose the
> shoe shop owners were aware, at that time, of the dangers to living
> tissue of X-rays. I shudder to think of the damage that may have been
> done to people's feet, my own included, before that type of equipment
> was finally banned. Did other countries also have shoe shops using
> X-rays in the 1950's? 

I have heard that this was also done in Australia (before my time).  I think 
the 
most damage would be done to the employees of the shop rather than the 
customers (unless you were an Imelda Marcos type).

Wayne Harridge

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge

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