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Bromley 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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(b) Inter-Club activities—Dominoes, Cribbage and
Quiz contests;
(c) Summer outings;
(d) Concerts and Parties.
3. Sales service for disposal of goods made by blind people.
4. Holidays arranged at Holiday Homes for the Blind,
Margate.
5. Help with provision of special Talking Books and Lending
Library of records for blind persons.
6. Membership of National Library—provision of Braille
and Moon magazines.
7. Loan, maintenance and insurance of wireless sets, the sets
being provided by the British Wireless for the Blind Fund.
8. Arrangements for provision of Guide Dogs in certain
cases.
9. Free legal advice when necessary.
10. Rental of premises for Handicraft Classes.
11. Residential Accommodation—at Ogden Home for the
Blind, Ramsgate, which has accommodation for 35 residents,
male or female. Accommodation is also available
at two Homes at Tunbridge Wells—1 Home provides
accommodation for 10 males and the other for 4 females.
77. The following Clubs for the Blind are affiliated to the Kent
County Association for the Blind:—
Beckenham Social Club, Azalia Hall,
90 Croydon Road, Beckenham.
Bromley Club, New Methodist Church Hall,
High Street, Bromley.
Chislehurst Blind Friends Social Club,
St. Mary's Hall, High Street, Chislehurst.
Orpington and District Club,
Baptist Church Hall, High Street,
Orpington.
Penge and Anerley Social Club,
Melvin Hall. Melvin Road, S.E.20.
Held Fortnightly on
Wednesdays
Held Fortnightly on
Mondays
Held Weekly on
Tuesdays
Held Fortnightly on
Saturdays
Held Weekly on
Tuesdays
General Services
78. The local services provided by the London Borough of Bromley
and Kent County Association for the Blind are supplemented by
the work of other agencies as follows:—
Ministry of Labour
79. The Blind Persons Resettlement Officers and the Disabled
Resettlement Officer employed by the Ministry of Labour have the
responsibility of arranging for employable persons to be sent for
industrial rehabilitation and retraining where necessary, and