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a Rehabilitation and Assessment Course at the Royal National Institute for the Blind
Training Centre at Torquay.
C. Register of Partially Sighted Persons.
The Register of Partially Sighted Persons at 31st December, 1968 showed a total
of 98 persons. A total of 21 were added to the Register during the period, 19 of these
being new cases and the others new residents in the Borough. 6 persons were transferred
to the Blind Register, 11 died and 5 removed to other areas. The sight of one
person improved and this person was de-registered.
The classification of the Register by age groups was as follows: —
Under 5 years 1
5-15 years 3
16-20 „ 4
21-49 „ 16
50-64 „ 11
65 and over 63
Of the total on the Register, 54 were expected to become blind within the near
future, and 6 while not expected to become blind, were considered to be industrially
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NURSING HOMES
All registered Nursing Homes within the Borough are supervised regularly by
medical and nursing officers of the department.
The number of Nursing Homes on the register at the end of 1968 was as follows:
Maternity Homes. Nil.
Other Homes 6
Total number of beds 104
There were no cancellations during 1968.
NURSES AGENCY
At the end of 1968, there was one nurses agency on the register of this Local
Authority. The licence for this agency was renewed for a further period of one year.
LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT
The British Red Cross Society continued to operate a scheme on behalf of the
Borough for the loan of nursing equipment. A total of 2,481 loans of varying articles
were made during the year. A small charge was made for articles loaned. This enabled
replacements to be made. The Council purchases special equipment and larger items
such as hospital type and special beds and hoists, etc. Where patients are unable to
pay, the Council pays the hire charge.
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