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the (i) Exchequer grants paid for National services to the blind
in respect of the standard year and which are now discontinued (ii)
the amounts of contributions made by the Council to such associations
in the standard year and (iii) upon the developments or
alterations of the work which may have been made since the standard
year.
Under this scheme the Council pays grants to twelve societies,
among which by far the largest grant is made to the Croydon
Voluntary Association for the Blind.
The visitation of home teachers, employees of workshops, home
workers and inmates of homes subject to grant are now carried out
by the Medical Officer of Health who reports from time to time to
the Blind Persons Act Committee.
Close co-operation has been maintained with the Croydon
Voluntary Association for the Blind. The Blind persons residing
in Croydon are now visited at regular and frequent intervals by
the Health Visitors and any circumstances in their reports justifying
further investigation, are followed up by the Deputy Medical
Officer of Health.
Mr. J. S. Bookless, the honorary oculist to the Association,
who is also the part-time specialist for the School Medical Service,
is also acting as medical referee for the Corporation.

The Health Visitors paid 817 visits to blind persons during the
year The Medical Officer also paid home visits to blind persona
during the year.