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Walthamstow 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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COUNTY COUNCIL OF ESSEX - WELFARE COMMITTEE
RESIDENTIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES
Mr. W.E. Boyce, County Welfare Officer has kindly prepared the following table and expanatory notes:-
| Extent to which services provided in 1964. | Number of Walthamstow residents in accommodation provided under Section 21 (1) (b) National Assistance Act, 1948. | Number admitted to residential accommodation during 1964. (including Voluntary Homes) | Number admitted to temporary accommodation under Section 21 (1) (b) National Assistance Act, 1948. | Blind Persons, etc. | Other Classes of Handicapped Persons Registered | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | Number employed in- | |||||||||||||
| Blind | Partially sighted | Defective sighted | Workshops | Home Workers' Scheme | Open Industry | |||||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Women Children | |||||||||
| 61 | 119 | 180 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 196 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 326 | |
The above table indicates the extent to which the various services provided by the County Council under the provisions of
the National Assistance Act, 1948, have been afforded in 1964 to persons having residence in the Borough of Walthamstow.
The provision or residential accommodation for aged persons continues to be developed; at the present time the County
Council has three aged persons' homes in Walthamstow, which accommodate a total of 165 residents.
Welfare services are available for blind and handicapped persons in a variety of ways, these include home visitation by
specialised field workers, tuition in handicrafts, recreational and holiday facilities and, especially for the handicapped
person, the supply of home aids, gadgets and hoists and, in addition, the Committee give financial aid towards the cost of
structural alterations designed to assist the handicapped person in overcoming his disability. There is also a local
occupational centre for physically handicapped persons and, on average, 60 persons attend daily.