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It will be seen that there are 293 persons on the register who were aged 60 and
over, 230 of whom did not lose their sight until they were over that age. Of the
children under 16, 1 was below school age, 1 was attending a Nursery School, 2 were
at special schools for the blind, 1 at a special school for the educationally sub-normal
and 2 were in hospitals for the mentally sub-normal. 104 persons were suffering from
other handicaps in addition to blindness, 22 were in Residential Homes under Part III
of the National Assistance Act, 1948, 4 in. Hospitals for the Mentally 111 and 12 in
other hospitals.
Of the 67 persons aged between 16 and 59, two were still engaged in full time
studies and 33 were in employment. There were also 8 persons aged 60 and over who
were still working. None of the persons who are working are now employed in the
special Workshops for the Blind and only 3 work under the Homeworkers Scheme.
The table below shows the occupations followed by those in employment:—
Professional, Technical, Administrative, etc.
Masseurs, Physiotherapists 5
Musicians (including Teachers) 4
Others 2
Clerical and Related Workers
Typists, Secretaries 5
Braille Copyists 1
Clerical Workers 2
Telephone Operators 1
Sales Workers
Shop Managers or Assistants 3
Craftsmen, Production Process Workers, Labourers
Machine Tool Operators 4
Fitters and Assemblers 3
Inspectors 1
Production Process Workers 2
Agricultural and Horticultural Workers
Gardener 1
Service and Miscellaneous Workers
Domestic, Cleaners, Caretakers 6
Miscellaneous 1
C. Register of Partially Sighted Persons.
The Register of Partially Sighted Persons at 31st December, 1966, showed a total
of 100 persons, a net decrease of 5 persons since 31st December, 1965. A total of 21
was added to the Register during the period, 14 of these being new cases and the
others new residents in the Borough. 15 persons were transferred to the Blind Register,
6 died and 5 removed to other areas.
The classification of the Register by age groups was as follows:—
Under 5 years 1
5-15 years 3
16-20 „ 11
21-49 „ 17
50-64 „ 12
65 and over 56
Of the total on the Register, 48 were expected to become blind within the near
future and 12, while not expected to become blind, were considered to be industrially
handicapped.
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