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Placed under Order of Guardianship in their own homes or
with Foster-parents 6
Placed under Statutory Supervision in their own homes 21
Under Voluntary care 9
At the close of the year, there were:—
65 in institutions, two of whom are on long leave of
absence in their own homes.
18 under an Order of Guardianship with relatives or with
foster-parents.
98 under Statutory Supervision in their own homes.
80 under Voluntary care.
12 Miscellaneous.
4 Died.
WELFARE OF THE BLIND.
There are now 173 technically blind persons on the register.
23 of these are at work—1 masseuse, 1 shorthand typist, 1 piano
tuner, 5 loom weavers, 3 boot repairers, 5 mat makers, 2 basket
makers, 1 machine knitter, 1 home worker, 1 sheet metal worker,
1 blind maker, and 1 rabbit breeder.
There are also 4 ex-service men under the care of St. Dunstan's,
7 children in schools, and 8 training in knitting, boot
repairing, mat making, basket making, piano tuning, and Braille
transcribing.
During the year the Home Visitor paid 2,751 daily visits, 178
evening visits and meetings, and gave 373 lessons, of which 75
were in knitting, 107 in Braille, 49 in Moon, 22 in Crochet, 38 in
cane basket work, 19 in straw bag making, 42 in manual alphabet,
and 21 in wool ball-making, 67 other visits to Hospitals, Stations,
the Infirmary, etc., as an escort or in order to visit any of the local
blind.
At present there are 60 necessitous unemployable blind persons
in receipt of grants of varying amounts (according to income)
from the East Ham Council. This has made a great difference to
the lives of those concerned as they have been taken away from
receiving Poor Law Relief. Those who are able to come to the