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The following is an analysis of case work during the year
ended 31st December, 1925 :—
Sent to Institutions by the Council under Order 6
Placed under statutory supervision 12
Died 3
Sent to Mental Hospitals under the Lunacy Act 2
At the close of the year there were :—
45 East Ham defectives in certified institutions under Order.
6 under order of guardianship with relatives with an order for
maintenance.
53 under statutory supervision in their own homes.
60 under voluntary care.
BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1920.
Since the appointment of a Home Visitor in June last, the
Register has been revised, and there are now 1120 technically
blind persons known to belong to the Borough. Some of these
are children at Blind Schools, and men and women at workshops,
who are visited during their holidays.
The remainder are regularly visited, and such of them able
to benefit have been taught suitable occupations, and others
assisted to obtain Blind Pensions.
The members of the local Welfare Association continue to
carry on their good work. Inter alia, all cases were visited and
taken out for walks. Grants of clothing and provision of extra
nourishment have been made, with additional gifts at Christmas;
a day's visit to Clacton by motor char-a-banc arranged; a Blind
Club formed at the local Church Army Social Centre; social evenings
given; training centres visited; and orders obtained for
articles made by blind persons.
INVALID CHILDREN'S AID ASSOCIATION,
The work of the Invalid Children's Aid Association (East
Ham Branch) has steadily increased during the year; 226 cases
having been dealt with consisting of 188 cases new to the Branch,
and 38 cases already on the books. During the 21 years of the
work of the Branch, 387 children have been assisted. The 226
cases dealt with during the year have been drawn from all parts
of the Borough, the figures for each Ward being as follows :—