The House Boy will have his big toe and foot measured for length every week to watch for changes in health or other issues. This is a scheduled duty and will take place at the assigned day and time, regardless of who may be present and could observe. This measurement is usually taken at the same time as other measurements, and the boy is not permitted to wear any clothing, regardless of who may be present and what they may see.

Protocol for this measurement calls for the House Boy to lay on his back in bed or on a couch and have the Master or a volunteer place one end of a tape measure at the tip of his big toe, allowing the tape to rest along the bottom of his foot and read the length at the center of the heel. For the most accurate measurement, raising the foot and leg may be necessary. The person doing the measuring has the right to use any method of rinsing the boy’s feet and toes prior to measuring or to order the boy to spot clean or wash the feet himself.

In the sample shown, a length of 3 1/8 inches for the big toe and 14 ¾ inches for the left foot would be recorded in the boy’s journal. The measurements are part of the weekly inspection which is a scheduled activity that takes place on the same day at a posted time, regardless of who may be present and could observe. The House Boy has no right to wear clothing during any part of the inspection process. Protocol for measuring the height, chest, waist, penis, scrotum, and other body parts are described in other rules (see below for links).