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The following is a statement of the number of deaths during the time that the infant-life-protection system has been in the Department's charge : —

Adoptions during the Yeae 1922. During the year 349 orders of adoption were made ; 44 of the adoption orders provided for premiums, and 305 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children : —

The amount of the premiums ranged from £10 to £150.

Foster-homes, Exempted I nstituti ions. Year. Number of Deaths. Number of infants. Percentage of Deaths Number of Number of Deaths. Infants. Percentage of Deaths. 1908 1909 19.10 1911 1912 1.913 1914 191.5 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 20 25 20 13 12 13 20 14 17 12 0 10 14 6 10 1,01.7 1,181 1,183 1,183 1,228 1,330 1,423 L,440 1,250 1,361 1,341 1,403 1,300 1,318 1,243 2-50 2-11 2-19 1-09 0-98 0-98 1-40 0-98 No records. • • j? 47 899 30 911 18 984 37 944 11 1,020 9 939 15 1,130 15 955 13 1,050 19 1,002 17 1,118 16 887 5-23 3-95 1-82 3-91 1-08 0-96 1-32 1-57 1-24 1-89 1-52 1-08 1-36 0-88 0-44 0-71 1-07 0-47 0-80

Age. With Premium, Without Premium. Total. Under 6 months Between 6 months and 12 months .. ,, 1 and 2 years „ 2 „ 3 „ „ 3 „ 4 „ „ 4 „ 5 „ 5 „ 6 „ 6 „ 7 , 7 „ 8 „ 8 „ 9 „ 9 „ 10 „ „ 10 „ 11 „ ,. 11 „ 12 „ „ 12 „ 13 „ „ 13 ., 14 , ., 14 ,, 15 „ 20 7 6 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 56 27 35 31 25 21 23 16 15 3 10 8 15 6 6 8 76 34 41 31 27 22 23 18 16 5 11 9 15 6 7 8 44 305 349 The adopting parents were. — Husband and wife jointly . , Widow Widower Spinster Bachelor Wife only Husband only 314 15 2 7 3 5 3 349