[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough.

  • Stretford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Welfare Services for the Handicapped (b) Blind and Partially Sighted Persons The County Council’s Welfare Services for Blind and Partially Sighted Persons are provided under a scheme made in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 and 30 of the National Assistance Act, 1948. The administration of these services in respect of residents in the Borough has been delegated to the Borough Council since 1st April, 1962. In this area, the day to day operation of the scheme is carried out through the agency of the Manchester and Salford Blind Aid Society, 74, Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, to which the Home Teacher of the Blind is seconded for duty. Brief details of the scheme are given as follows :— 1. Register of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons The scheme requires that a register should be kept of blind persons and also a register of partially sighted persons, and as a condition for obtaining services under the scheme an applicant must be on one or other of these registers. Persons who are referred for registration are visited in the first instance by the Home Teacher of the Blind to complete preliminary details. Arrangements are then made for the person to be examined by a recognised Opthalmologist, the fee being paid by the Authority. During the year 1965, 8 examinations and 19 re-examina¬ tions were arranged. (a) Number of registered blind persons as at 31st December, 1965 Age Group 0-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 & over Total Males — 1 3 16 16 27 63 Females. — 1 1 4 18 40 64 Total — 2 4 20 34 67 127