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The results of the investigation have been published in the
Medical Press (B.M.J. 23.2.52) and broadly speaking, the mean
haemoglobin level showed no difference from the 1943 mean
hæmoglobin level. In each case where the haemoglobin was unduly
low, the housewife was referred to the family doctor so that treatment,
where necessary, could be instituted.
COUNTY COUNCIL OF ESSEX—WELFARE COMMITTEE
WELFARE SERVICES
Mr. G. E. Pegram, County Welfare Officer, kindly contributes
the following :—
" The County Welfare Committee is responsible to the
County Council for the duties imposed by Part III of the
National Assistance Act, 1948, the main aspects being : (a) the
provision of residential and temporary accommodation and
(b) welfare arrangements for blind and other handicapped
persons.
" Schemes operate in respect of the provision of residential
and temporary accommodation, as defined in Section 21 of the
National Assistance Act, 1948, and in respect of the general
welfare of blind persons coming within the provisions of
Section 29 of the Act. As regards " other handicapped
persons," a detailed scheme is now in course of preparation
with a view to ultimate submission to the Ministry of Health.
" Statistics are appended showing the extent to which the
present services have been applied to residents within the
Borough of Walthamstow during the year 1951 :—
(1) Residential and Temporary Accommodation.
(a) Admitted to hostels and other residential establishments
: Men, 19 ; Women, 21 (including one blind
person).
(b) Admitted to temporary accommodation : Men, 14 ;
Women, 10 ; Children, 16.
(2) Blind Persons.
Number of blind persons in the Borough :—
(i) Registered as blind 215
(ii) Partially sighted 31
(iii) Defective sighted 21
all of whom are under the supervision of Home Teachers and
six participate in the Home Workers' Scheme operated
through the agency of the London Society for Teaching and
Training the Blind.