[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland County Council
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Total Number Group 0-1 M F Total 1-5 — — — 5-16 3 3 0 ld-21 2 1 3 21 -40 22 13 35 4(1-30 21 17 38 50-05 43 30 79 05-70 IS 20 38 70H- . . 90 92 182 199 182 381 I'ndcr the Blind Persons Acts, 1920 IPS, and pursuant to a sclieme thereunder, the County Council decided to exercise their powers through the I^urther Education Committee who in turn appointed a Sub-Committee known as the Blind Persons Act Sub-Committee. The arrangements provided for the working of the scheme through the agency of the Cumberland & Westmorland Home and Workshops for the Blind, and the Barrow and District Society for the Blind. The services include the keeping and maintaining of a register of blind persons : employment in workshops and as home workers and in open industry, home teaching and \’isiting ; the provision of homes and hostels and general social welfare; the granting of financial assistance to unemployed necessitous blind pc'i'sons being undertaken by the former Social Welfare Committee of the County Council. WORKSHOP EMPLOYMENT. The t\pes of employment and the approximate number of blind persons (both men and women) at present provided with emplo^'ment of each tvpe, are as follows :— Trade. I'ircwood Department 15cd and ^lattress Making itedding Labourers .. Rnish Making Basicet Making Upliolsterj' I’iano Tuning Machine Lnitters Tto-seating Chairs (in cane) ^Jcv ]\'oiiien Total 2 — 2 3 — 3 2 — 2 2 2 2 — 2 I — 1 1 — 1 — 3 3 — 1 1 13 4 17