[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Renfrew County Council.

  • Renfrewshire (Scotland). County Council
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Renfrew County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WELFARE SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS: Blind Persons. Workshop Employment, q,. ‘® PSOns (8 males ond 2 were employed in the 7 . ,°f m, 0]as8ow at the close of the yeat compared with 7 males and 3 females in the previous year. Domiciliary Services. The number of blind persons on the Register at the close of e year was 142, a reduction of 5 compared with the previous year persons were registered for the first time, 10 being 70 years or over. Domiciliary services continued to be provided by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Mission to the Outdoor Blind, one full-time teacher being employed in the County Landward and Small Burgh areas. Club and social facilities are provided at various centres and are actively supported and enjoyed. 24 persons benefited from the holiday arranged by the Mission at Dunoon during the month of May. 38 blind persons were engaged in handcrafts in their own homes at the close of the year and 37 were regular readers of embossed literature. 6 blind persons have been supplied with talking book machines by arrangement with the uffield Library for the Blind. 15 blind persons were provided with travelling passes for use on Glasgow Corporation Transport, mainly for the purposes of their employment. The employment position of persons on the Register was as follows (a) Employed in workshops for the blind 10 (b) Employed elsewhere ... ... 9 (c) Trained but unemployed... ... 1 (d) Unemployed but trainable ,’\ 5 (e) Not available for employment ... 30 (f) Notcapableofwork ... ... 85 (g) Under 16 years of age ... ... 2 142 The age groups on the Register show that of the above total 81 are 65 years and over.