[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    40/78 (page 36)
    The Act also empowers Tjocal Authorities to arrange with Voluntary Organisations for the provision of Residential Acconunodation, and in this paiticuilar (Connection the Oouncil are pioviding aca'ommodation for a number of aged blind ladies in a Home in Beverley maintained by the Hull and Kast Riding Institute for the Blind. Tn addition, the Council are also acce])ting tes])onsihilitv foi' the maintenance charges of a numhei’ of ])ersons who ai*e residing in Bocal Authority ITomes and ITomes maintained by A'oluntary Organisations outside the Cast Riding. ThMUOKAKY A(’(M)MM01)ATT()N. Idle provision of tem])0'rarv accommodation is ])rimarily intended for dealing wilh ])eisons I'endered homeless as a result of hood, fire, et(‘., i.e., in circaimslances which (*ould not reasonably have been foreseen. No s])ecial ])rovision has been made in this County, hut in case of necessity such a(‘commodation would he made available immediately in ('onncil owned and etln'r pro|)erties. for wliich ])urpose limited slocks of lu'dding, (dc., are maintained. A\' BI.I'WBB SbH VICES ddie statutory provisions relating io Welfare Services are optional unless the IMinistee of Health otherAvise directs. The Minisler has dii'ected that the ]U‘ovision of a Welfare Service for the Blind is obligatory u])on Chuinty and (kmnty Borough foun(‘ils, and the Council has accordingly entered into an arrangement Avith the Hull and Flast Riding Institute for the Blind under which the Institute are maintaining a very comprehensive AVelfare Service, including the provision of Workshops, Home dVaching, Home Visiting, etc., on behalf of the County Council. This Seiwice will also he extended to cover partially sighted persons. Wet.bare of the Bt,ini>. On the 31st December, 11150, the official Register of Blind Persons, AAdiich is maintained foi' the Council by the Hull and East Riding Institute foi- the Blind, shoAved that there were 314 blind ])ersons in the County (152 males, 162 femalesl. In conjparison, thei'e Avei'e 292 persons (149 males. 143 females) on the Register a I tin* 31st l)e(“('mher, 1949. DuT*ing the year, the Council, in conjunction with the Kingston upon Hull (hty Coun(‘il, discussed Avith the Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind the (|uestion of the em|)loyment of hliiid persons in the Hull Workshops of the Institutt'. An arrangement, to he o]mratiAm from the 1st Januai'y, 1950, Avas entered into. AAdii(4i proAuded for the ])ayment of incentive bonuses and a guaranteed minimum Avage and laid doAvn a minimum rate of earnings as a (|ualitication for acce]dance as a AAXU'ksho]^ em]doyee. The guaranteed minimum Avage for male employees Avas £5 9s. Od. per Aveek and £4 Is. 6d. per Aveek for female employees, based on a 40 hour week. These rates were