[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![4S Under the Corporation scale, grant is paid to each eligible person to bring the total income up to ;(^l/2/6 per week, or in the case of a married couple, one or both being blind, to bring the total combined income up to 35/- per week, plus allowances for any children. No payment is made where the combined income equals or exceeds [<1 35/- per week, plus allowances for children (if any). All cases receiving grants are reviewed at inter\'als. | The total expenditure by the Council for the year, under the J whole of the Scheme for Blind Welfare, i.e., including Augmentation of Wages of Workshop Employees, Grants to Unemployable Blind, |! &c., was as against ;^4,496 in 1940. |j Certificates under Wireless Telegraphy (Blind Persons’ Facilities') Ij Act, 1926. . i] The Medical Officer of Health issued 19 certificates to enable the 'J blind to receive exemption-from the payment of “wireless” licences; j! 15 of these were Primary Certificates. The total number of Primary i Certificates issued from the commencement of the Act in December, 1926, to the end of 1941, was 266. 1 Administration. ■ The Medical Officer of Health is the Administrative Officer of the Corporation under the Act. ■ The organisation for looking after the Welfare of the Blind in Newport has now been completed by the recognition by the Corporation ’ jointly with the Monmouthshire County Council of the “Association for the Blind” of the County Borough of Newport and the Administra- tive County of Monmouthshire. This Association was re-formed a'few 3’ears ago for dealing with matters not covered by the activities of the two Local Authorities, such as the teaching of embossed type and suitable industries and the after-care of pupils leaving institutions, provision of employment, the establishment of a Hostel and Workshops at Ffrwd Vale, Chepstow Road, Ne\vport, the collection and distribution ; of charitable funds, etc. The Hostel and Workshops were fe-opened | in July, 1941. | Mrs. M. J. Richards’ Bequest. j Through the generosit}' of the late Mrs. M. J. Richards of j Newport, who left a sum of money to be used for the benefit of | necessitous blind persons ordinarily resident in Newport, 31 blind | persons have been provided with new clothing at a cost of /,77. The Chairman of the Health Committee (Alderman F. J. Humphries, J.P.) was authorised to act as distributor for this bequest and those who have received clothing have expressed their gratitude for the practical assistance the)' have received from this Fund. Prevention of Blindness. Although no scheme has been made under Section 176 of the Public Health .\ct, 1936, as regards adults, two cases were dealt with, the patients being examined by the Council’s Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon and suitable glasses were supplied.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866824_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
