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BLIND PERSON ACT, I930.
Close co-operation has been maintained with, the Croydon Voluntry
Association for the Blind. The Blind persons residing in Croydon are
now visited at regular intervals by the Health Visitors, and any
circumstances in their reports justifying further investigation are
followed up.
I am indebted to the Secretary of the Voluntary Association for the
figures below
Number of blind on Resister 408
Number of blind who benefit from instruction
in Braille or Moon type (including those
who already read ) 104
Number of blind who benefit from part-time
instruction. 49
Number in remunerative handcrafts
(a) Home worker 41
(b) In workshops 5
(c) St. Dunstan's 7
(u) Workors not included in scheme 16
Home Teacher 1
The Health Visitors paid 502 visits to blind persons during the year.
The following table shows:
(a) Th number of blind persons registered,
(b) The ages at which blindness occurred.
(c) The method of training.
(d.) The occupations of employed blind persons.
(c) The defective blind.
(f) The unemployable blind persons in homes, mental
hospitals or institutions.