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to persons residing within the Borough of Barking during the
yea: 1959:-
(1) Residential and Temporary Accommodation
(a) Admitted to hostels and other residential establishments:
Men, 12; Women, 11.
The number of persons emanating from the Borough
in residential accommodation provided by or on behalf
of the County Council as at 31st December 1959, was
as follows: Men, 27; Women, 40.
(b) Admitted to temporary accommodation for homeless
families: Men -; Women, 2; Children, 6.
The County Council propose to provide a purposebuilt
Home for Old People in the Borough which will
accommodate 60 residents, and it is anticipated that
building work will be commenced during the year 1960/
61.
(2) Blind Persons
The number of registered blind, partially sighted and
defective sighted persons resident in the Borough on the 31st
December, 1959 was as follows:-
(i) Registered as blind 117
(") Partially sighted 42
(iii) Defective sighted 6
of whom came under the supervision of the County
Council's Home Teachers. There was one blind resident in
the Home Workers Scheme operated through the agency of
the Royal Society for the Blind and two were employed in
special Workshops for the blind. Additionally, seventeen
blind and twelve partially sighted persons were employed
in open industry and one blind resident from the Borough
was fitted to a Home for the Blind. Occupational and
reecreational facilities are also available to the blind and
many are taught braille and handicraft.
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