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BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1920.
A revised scheme under Section 102 (1) of the Local Government
Act, 1929, came into force on April 1st, 1937.
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.
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 Register 404
Number of blind who benefit from instruction in
Braille or Moon Type (including those who
already read) 100
Number of blind who benefit from pastime
instruction 56
Number in remunerative handicrafts—
(a) Home workers 34
(b) In workshops 7
(c) St. Dunstan's 11
(d) Workers not included in scheme 13
Home Teacher 1
The Health Visitors paid 850 visits to blind persons during
the year.
The following Table 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.