that public confidence and encouragement stimulate blind citizens to find avenues of employment through which to gain independ ence and self-respect; the activities here reported have in view securing to the blind such confidence and encouragement, and helping to develop constantly enlarging fields of activity.

Respectfully submitted,

M. C. MIGEL,

Chairman,

MARY V. HUN,

Vice-Chairman,

LUCILLE A. GOLDTHWAITE,

Recorder,

ALTON B. PARKER,

Commissioner,

GEORGE B. BURD,

Commissioner.

MARION A. CAMPBELL,

Secretary.

December 31, 1917.

APPENDIX “A”

CLASSIFICATION OF DIAGNOSES IN GROUP OF 149 CASES OF BLINDNESS REFERRED TO HOME TEACHERS

April, 1916, to January, 1918, total number of patients

registered . . .

430

New admissions for year, January, 1917, to January, 1918

222

Visits to clinic by patients.
Refractions.

Operations performed

Referred to outside hospitals on dismissal.
Transferred from other prisons for treatment.

1,248

727

40

14

8

24

1

5

8

282

61

282

111

13

37

2

7

4

11

11

8

4

10

2

1

1

111

Improved vision when discharged.

Not located (referred from clinic list of long standing).
Not treatment cases (referred to social agencies)..

Under treatment

Classification of diagnoses:

159

12

9

42

30

32

284