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TABLE III - SUMMARY OF OCCUPATIONS OF BLIND PERSONS
AT 31st DECEMBER, 1968
Male
Female
Total
Children
Aged 2 - 4 years
-
1
1
Aged 5-15 years (educable)
—
-
-
attending special schools
1
-
1
attending other schools
-
-
—
(ineducable) in Hospitals for
Mentally Sub-Normal
1
-
1
Adults aged 16 years and upwards
At schools
_
1
1
Employed in sheltered workshops
2
1
3
Employed in open employment
40
22
62
Trainee for open employment
—
-
-
Unemployed but capable and available
for work
-
1
1
Subject to training in open employment
5
-
5
Without training in open employment
2
—
2
Not available for work, aged 16 - 64
17
18
35
Not capable of work, aged 16 - 64
1
9
10
Not employed, aged over 65
62
234
296
TOTAL
131
287
418
TABLE IV - ANALYSIS OF THE OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED
BLIND PERSONS SHOWN IN TABLE III
Sheltered
Workshops
Home
Workers
Schemes
Open
Industry
Total
Machine Tool Operators
-
-
1
1
Masseurs and Physiotherapists
-
-
1
1
Lecturers, Teachers
-
—
3
3
Barristers, Solicitors
-
-
3
3
Musicians
—
-
1
1
Proprietors, Managers
-
_
5
5
Typists, Secretaries
-
-
19
19
Braille Copyists
-
-
3
3
Clerical Workers
-
_
2
2
Telephone Operators
-
_
13
13
Boxers, fillers, packers
-
_
1
1
Machine Knitters
1
-
-
1
Mat Makers
2
-
-
2
Piano Tuners
-
-
2
2
Domestic Workers
-
_
2
2
Other open employment
_
-
5
5
Placement Officer
-
-
1
1
TOTAL
3
-
62
65