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Blind Persons.
We have continued our visits to blind persons during the year in order to satisfy ourselves
that no nuisance existed, of which, owing to their disability, the blind persons may not have
been aware.
There are on the register of blind persons 101 individuals, of whom 31 are totally blind
and the remainder partially blind.

Of the 101 registered blind individuals:—
39 were living alone.
52 were living with relatives or friends.
9 were in hospital or institution.
1 (the child of 2) was in the Sunshine Home, Abbotskerswell.
The conditions were satisfactory or fair in 89 of the homes visited and unsatisfactory
in two cases.
Insofar as possible Home Helps have been supplied through the L.C.C. Service, and at
the time of writing this report 60 blind persons were receiving the help of this Service.
The visits of the Inspectors have been welcomed on all occasions.
National Assistance Act, 1948.
Section 47.
Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, came into operation on the 5th July,
1948, superseding Section 224 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and makes provision
for the purpose of securing the necessary care and attention for persons who—
(a) are suffering from grave chronic disease or, being aged, infirm or physically
incapacited, are living in insanitary conditions ; and
(b) are unable to devote to themselves, and are not receiving from any other
persons, proper care and attention.
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