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Croydon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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.
I am indebted to the Secretary of the Voluntary Association
for the figures below : —
Number of Blind on Register 465
Number of Blind who benefit from instruction in
Braille or Moon type (including those who
already read) .187
Number of Blind who benefit from part-time instruction
111
Number in remunerative handicrafts—
(a) Home worker35
(b) In workshops 7
(c) St. Dunstan's 17
(d) Workers not included in scheme 39
Home Teachers 2
The Health Visitors paid 360 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 unernployable blind persons in homes, mental
hospitals or institutions.