E.—4.

Table 16.— Illegitimate Births.

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SS« Illegitimate Births Whereabouts of Infants at 31st Makch, 1939. • notified to Child c? Welfare Officers for I j Jew: ended 31st With other T p P m a wH Committed to the March, 1939. With Mother. Relatives or j Care of the Not traced. Died or Stillborn. Adopted. J K f t | ® S| Friends. * oster-Aomes. Superintendent. Homes, &c. g s L ® © is! ,2 ,2 ,22 ® jtn oo oq M. F. U. J M. F. U. J M. F. U. J M. F. U. 3 M. F. U. S M. F. U. J M. F. U. J M F U 1 M F U 1 a £ P ° P © o o o ' q 1 H I H H H H H H H £ North Auckland .. .. 31 12 19 .. 31 11 18 .. 29 1 .. j 1 1 1 Auckland .. .. .. 261 123 110 1 234 62 50 1 113 5 .... 5 21 23 .. 44 4 5 .. 9 12 10 .. 22 8 9 .. 17 6 12 " i8 5 i " 6 South Auckland .. .. 103 20 27 5 52 15 19 5 39 .. 3 .. 3 1 3 .. 4 1 1 .. 2 3 1 . . 4 Gisborne and Poverty Bay .. 34 10 6 .. 16 5 5 .. 10 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 3 . . 3 Hawke's Bay.. .. .. 62 23 17 1 41 12 9 .. 21 1 3 .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .... 1 1 2 1 .. 3 3 3 \\ 6 5 5 Hawera and Taranaki .. .. 44 21 23 .. 44 12 11 .. 23 .. 2 .. 2 1 5 .. 6 1 .... 1 2 .... 2 5 5 10 Wanganui .. .. .. 27 9 12 2 23 5 81 14 1.. .. 1 1 2.. 3 i 1 2 2 . 4 Palmerston North .. .. 53 16 21 .. 37 12 14 .. 26 2 .. 2 3 1 .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 1 .... 1 1 1 Wellington and Wairarapa .. 197 91 82 .. 173 38 33 .. 71 ........ 20 13 .. 33 6 2 .. 8 1 1 .. 2 8 7 .. 15 3 5 !! 8 ii> 21 36 Nelson and Marlborough .. 29 8 9 .. 17 6 7 .. 13 1 2 .. 3 1 .. \ West Coast (South Island) .. 18 7 5 .. 12 7 5 .. 12 North Canterbury .. .. 175 80 82 .. 162 30 30 .. 60 .. .! !! 18 13 .. 31 14 H !! 3i 2 4 !! 6 2 4 !! 6 7 9 i6 7 5 12 South Canterbury .. .. 17 5 4.. 9 3 2.. 5 1.... 1 1....1 1 1 1 1 Otago .. .. .. 70 35 35 .. 70 14 11 .. 25 1 5 .. 6 10 8 .. 18 5 2 .. 7 1 2 ..3 2 2 ' 4 i 2 3 i 3 4 Southland .. .. .. 43 16 14.. 30 8 6.. 14 2 1.. 3 1.. ..1 1.. ..1 1.. ..1 1 5..6 2 2..4 Totals .. .. 1,164 476 466 9 951 240 228 7 475 7 10 .. 17 77 75 .. 152 37 28 .. 65 17 22 1 40 28 24 1 53 35 46 ..81 35 33 . . ~68 ! Total number of births, 27,249 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegimate births, 1,164 = 4-272 per cent, of total births. Note. — M signifies male ; F signifies female ; U signifies unknown at the time.