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The Blind And The Deaf, 1900

Creator: Alexander Graham Bell (author)
Date: 1906
Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Source: Available at selected libraries

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If the person is defective in both hearing and speech, but can see, write "No" in column 7, "Deaf" in column 8, and "Dumb" in column 9.

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FROM SCHEDULE NO. 1. -Population.- NAME. DESCRIPTION. POST OFFICE ADDRESS. NATURE OF DISABILITY.
Sheet No. Line No. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. Sex. Age at last birthday. If the person is a minor or unable, through disability, to respond to communications by mail, give the name and address of his or her parent, or guardian, or nearest friend. Defect in sight. Defect in hearing. Defect in speech.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 - - - - - - - -
2 - - - - - - - -
3 - - - - - - - -

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These returns supplied the primary information and located the persons alleged to be blind or partially blind, leaving the details to be secured by correspondence with the individuals or their guardians or friends through the medium of a personal schedule of the following form :

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TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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PERSONAL SCHEDULE.

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State
S.D. ... E.D. ...

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The blind.

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Department of the Interior, Census Office,
Washington, D. C, October 1, 1900.

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Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, of Washington, D. C, has been appointed Expert Special Agent of the Census Office, for the preparation of the report on the Deaf and the Blind, authorized and required by an "Act relating to the Twelfth and subsequent censuses," approved February 1, 1900, and he is empowered to conduct in his own name the correspondence relating to this branch of the census inquiry.

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All communications and replies to questions asked by him will be held and regarded as strictly confidential, and no use will be made of them which can directly or indirectly injure the persons to whom they relate.

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WILLIAM R. MERRIAM,
Director of the Census.

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In the return made by a United States census enumerator for the state named above occurs the following entry:

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Name of person reported
Post office address
This person is said by the enumerator to be.
Sex; age.

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In order to verify the truth of this return, and also to obtain certain additional information regarding the case reported, the person to whom this circular is addressed (or some other person acting for him or her) is respectfully requested to write in the blank spaces below answers to the following printed questions.

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The circular, when so filled, should be forwarded to the Census Office, at Washington, in the inclosed envelope addressed to Doctor Bell, which requires no postage stamp, but will be transmitted through the mails free of charge. An immediate reply is earnestly desired.

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(1) Is the person named above blind?.... (Write "Yes" or "No," as the case may be.)

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(2) Is the blindness total or partial?... Is he (or she) blind in one eye or in both?... Can he see to read?... Can he recognize persons or objects by the eye?... Can he go about the neighborhood without a guide?... Does he wear glasses?... If so, of what description? ...

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(3) Was he born blind? If not, at what age did blindness occur? (State the age exactly, if known; if not, state it as nearly as you can.)

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(4) What is the supposed cause of blindness?

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(5) Has he attended, or does he now attend, school? If yes, where? (If in a special school for the blind, name it; if not, write "common school," "private school," "high school," "academy," "college," or "privately instructed at home.")

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(6) Were his (or her) parents first cousins? If not first cousins, were they otherwise related by blood to each other, before their marriage?

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(7) Were any of his relatives blind? (Write "Yes" or "No.") If yes, what relatives? (Father, mother, grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and how many of each, so far as known.)

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(8) What occupation does he follow for a livelihood, if any?

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL,
Expert Special Agent.

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CERTIFICATE.

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I hereby certify that the answers given to the foregoing questions are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Sign here. Name of informant
Post office address..
Street and number.
Additional remarks, if any.

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It is from the data contained in the personal schedules returned to the Office that the appended tables have been compiled.

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The enumerators reported a total of 101,123 persons alleged to be blind as defined in the instructions contained in the schedules, but this number was greatly reduced as a result of the correspondence directly with the individuals, 8,842 reporting that the alleged defect did not exist, and 6,544 that they were blind only in one eye but were able to see with the other, and hence did not come within the scope of the inquiry. No replies were received in 19,884 cases in which personal schedules were sent, although repeated inquiries were made; consequently these cases were dropped. In 380 cases the personal schedules returned were too incomplete for use, and in 75 cases duplication was discovered. The number eliminated for the reasons specified was 35,725.

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