§ 64. Colonel ENGLANDasked the Minister of Health how many blind people are now actually in receipt of a pension under the Blind Persons Act; and whether he has any statistics to show the number of these pensioners who, despite the assistance, are none the less compelled to have recourse to the Poor Law?
§ Sir K. WOODOn 31st March last 16,264 blind persons in England and Wales were in receipt of old age pensions under the Blind Persons Act. I have no statistics enabling me to answer the second part of the question.