View report page

95
BLIND PERSONS ACT. 1920.
Close co-operation has been maintained with the Croydon
Voluntary Association for the Blind. The blind persons residing
in Croydon are visited at regular intervals by the Health
Visitors, and any circumstances in their reports justifying further
investigation are followed up.
I am indebted in the Secretary of the Voluntary Association
for the figures below:—
Number of Blind on Register 429
Number of Blind who benefit from instruction in
Braille or .Moon type (including those who
already read) 90
Number of HIincl who benefit from part-time instruction
48
Number in remunerative handicrafts—
(a) Home worker 38
(b) In workshops 10
(c) St. Dunstan's 6
(d) Workers not included in scheme 20
Home Teacher 1
The Health Visitors paid 467 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.
(f) The unemployable blind persons in homes, mental
hospitals or institutions.