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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 Medical Officer of
Health.
I am indebted to the Secretary of the Voluntary Association
for the figures below:—
Number of blind on liegister 375
Number of blind who benefit from instruction in
Braille or Moon Type (including those who
already read) 58
Number of blind who benefit from part-time
instruction 32
Number in remunerative handicrafts—
(a) Home workers 31
(b) In workshops 10
(c) St. Dunstan's 13
(d) Workers not included in scheme 6
Home Teacher 1
The Health Visitors paid 830 visits to blind persons during
the year.
The following Table, compiled for the Ministry of Health,
shows: (a) the number of blind persons registered; (b) the ages at
which blindness occurred; (c) the method of training; (d) the
occupations of employed blind persons; (e) the defective blind; and
(f) the unemployable blind persons in homes, mental hospitals
or institutions.