STATISTICS

The tables and special reports which follow present a formal review of the work for the two years ended June 30, 1924, and should be of service in years to come in compiling data to assist those who are studying blindness in its various aspects. Only those blind persons who have received from the state some form of assistance which has involved financial expenditure are recorded in the statistical tables. The number of such state beneficiaries in 1923 was 303, and in 1924, 370.

It is difficult in a work such as this to express in tables a report of service rendered, and no attempt has been made to do so. It is a satisfaction, however, to realize that we have given to a considerable number of blind persons advice, intercession with relatives, friends and other agencies, and much personal service, none of which is recorded here.

The 303 state beneficiaries in 1923, and the 370 in 1924

The causes of blindness or lessened vision in the cases under review, as shown by the returns on our records, are as follow:

The ages of the state beneficiaries were as follows:

370

Twelve and under sixteen years
Sixteen and under twenty years
Twenty and under thirty-five years.
Thirty-five and under forty-five years.
Forty-five and under fifty-five years
Fifty-five and under sixty-five years
Sixty-five and under seventy-five years
Seventy-five and under eighty-five years
Eighty-five and under ninety years
Ninety and under ninety-five years
Ninety-five years and over

The sex was:

Male....
Female

The age at which the sight was lost or seriously impaired