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A brief summary of the special facilities available to registered
blind persons is given below:-
Free wireless on loan from the Wireless for the Blind Fund
Free wireless licence
Free dog licence (for guide dogs)
Special postal rates for Braille literature
Free issue of white walking sticks
Loan of special equipment in approved instances
(i.e. talking books)
Free bus passes for escorts
Free railway fares for guide for special purposes
Braille literature
Library books in Braille or Moon type
Fireguards on loan
Specially designed aids and gadgets
TABLE I - BLIND PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1968, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION
BY AGE GROUPS OF THE BLIND POPULATION
New cases in 1968
All cases (old and new)
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Under 1 year
-
-
-
-
-
- (-)
1 year
-
-
-
-
-
- (-)
2 years
-
-
-
-
1
1 (-)
3 years
-
-
-
-
-
- (-)
4 years
-
-
-
-
-
- (-)
5-10 years
-
-
-
1
-
1 (2)
11 - 15 years
-
-
-
1
-
1 (1)
16 - 20 years
-
-
-
4
6
10 (5)
21 - 29 years
2
2
4
12
6
18 (24)
30 - 39 years
-
-
-
10
5
15 (15)
40-49 years
1
-
1
14
12
26 (21)
50 - 59 years
1
3
4
18
14
32 (36)
60 - 64 years
-
2
2
6
7
13 (12)
65 - 69 years
2
4
6
11
19
30 (27)
70 - 79 years
3
13
16
22
79
101(105)
80 - 84 years
4
13
17
9
56
65 (67)
85 - 89 years
1
7
8
16
54
70 (68)
90 years & over
1
3
4
7
28
35 (36)
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
47
6
131
287
418(420)
TABLE II - ANALYSIS OF CAUSE OF BLINDNESS OF PERSONS
NEWLY REGISTERED DURING 1968
Cause
Male
Female
Total
Detached Retina
2
-
2
Cataract
4
16
20
Senile Macular Degeneration
4
13
17
Retiritis Pigmentosa
1
1
2
Diabetic Retinopathy
i
2
3
Cerebral Anoxia
-
1
1
Myopia
-
1
1
Glaucoma
2
11
13
Amblyopia
-
1
1
Aphakia
1
-
1
15
47
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