[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.
- Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1920. The following table gives the number of blind ])ersons according to the age group on the County Register in 1937. 0 1 5 10 20 35 50 65 75 I 1 Age -1 -5 -10 -20 -35 -50 -65 -75 on 1 Total 1 Males 1 — — 2 9 20 35 66 35 1 168 Females — — 1 2 7 30 44 56 48 1 1 188 1 Total 1 — 1 4 16 50 79 122 83 1 1 356 1 During the year 79 new cases (32 Males and 47 Females) were admitted to the County Register. NORTH V\'ALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND. GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT—DENBIGFT COUNTY. Blind Welfare work in the County has undergone a change and the }'ear 1937-8 marks the first year of administration of the Blind work of the whole County by one organisation. The North Wales Society for the Blind, with Headquarters at Bangor, is now undertaking this duty. Consequently the Blind community in East Denbighshire, more particularly the Wfex- ham area, numbering 234 persons, were transferred from the Chester Society for the Welfare of the Blind, who had been doing this work for many years. ILe .staff of Home Teachers was re-adjusted and augmenled so that whereas formerly there were 1 full-time and 3 ])arl-time Home Teachers, there are now 3 full-time and 2 part- time Teachers. 'I'he change-over, which was dictated by a desire to sim])lify administration, caused some perturbation to those mainly affected, but it is a ])lea.sure to record that the re-adjustment was .so smoothly conducted that it has given satisfaction to all concerned whilst there is written lestimonv tendered by the Blind that they are (juile hai)]))' under the new Regime.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28840720_0080.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
