[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough.

  • Barnsley (England : Unitary authority). County Borough Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Northern Branch, Manchester, whence they obtain a varied range of Braille publications. A special low rate of postage is applicable to such literature. In the County Borough Free Library there is a Braille Section which is used not only by County Borough but also by West Riding Area readers and the facilities afforded are appreciated. WORKSHOP. In the workshop are employed five female blind workers, three being resident in the County Borough and one in the West Riding Area. They are principally engaged on round knitting machines making stockings and socks, and re-footing stockings and socks. Two of the worker‘s are occasionally engaged on the round knitting machines making woollen underwear, wool scarves and, when orders are available, make cardigans, boys' suits, also wool rugs and mats. Cane and rush chair seat- ing is also undertaken, and one worker is generally engaged on cane chair seating. The workers maintain a high standard and turn out articles equal to any sighted production. The best materials only are used. The workers are under the careful supervision of a qualified sighted instructress and supervisor. The Department supplies all materials for the goods made by the workers, and offers them for sale in fhe Department Sales Shop. The v/ages earned by approved workshop em- ployees are augmented by £1 per week. The spacial limitations of the present workroom have been referred to in prior reports. SALES SHOP. There has been a further increase in sales to the general public, which is encouraging and gratifying. The .sales to Corporation Departments are less than in the year 1933, pro- bably owing to reasons of economy. The trade given by some of the Corporation Departments is very helpful and it is hoped that during 1935 trade from this source Mali con- siderably increase. It is upon the trade done in the Sales Shop that our M orkers in the Departments workroom depend for their weekly M-ages, consequently the greater our trade turnover the better each M'eek will our workers be financially. They are most eager to work to full capacity. Every purchase made helps