[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following Table shows the state of the Blind Persons Register over the last thirty years: Blind Persons’ Register 1922-1951 Year Males Females Total Year Males Females Total 1922 26 36 62 1937 33 51 84 1923 30 37 67 1938 33 47 80 1924 30 37 67 1939 31 46 77 1925 27 38 65 1940 34 41 75 1926 28 36 64 1941 33 44 77 1927 27 39 66 1942 37 53 90 1928 33 42 75 1943 38 50 88 1929 36 45 81 1944 34 47 81 1930 37 51 88 1945 38 52 90 1931 38 50 88 1946 36 53 89 1932 35 47 82 1947 35 58 93 1933 38 47 85 1948 43 70 113 1934 32 44 76 1949 52 76 128 1935 30 49 79 1950 57 92 149 1936 33 47 80 1951 80 105 185 (ii) Home Workers.—One blind man was included in the Home Workers Scheme of the National Institute for the Blind as a basket maker. (b) Partially Sighted Persons. The Council’s Scheme provided that the services available for the blind shall also be generally available for the partially sighted. At the end of the year there were 52 partially sighted persons on the Register. (c) Voluntary Organisations (Section 30). (i) Blind and Partially Sighted.—The Local Authority made a grant of ^25 to the Society for the Social Welfare of the Blind in Eastbourne. The social amenities and other services provided by this organisation were available for the partially sighted as well as for the blind.