E—4

Table 5—Reasons for Committals and Admissions

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Boys. Girls. Totals. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1947-48. 1948-4!). Committed to the Care of the Superintendent (a)-Complaints under the Child Welfare Act — Indigent Neglected Living in a detrimental environment Not under proper control Delinquent Failing to comply with the terms of a supervision order (b) Charged with an offence 44 20 22 70 37 1 68 42 -7 29 84 21 6 67 50 21 31 40 16 1 13 46 20 28 64 8 3 15 94 41 53 110 53 2 81 88 27 57 144 29 9 82 262 256 172 184 434 440 Other Than Committed Control assumed by arrangement with parents or guardians (section 12, Child Welfare Act, 1925) Control assumed under legal warrant (section 13, Child Welfare Act) and subsequently returned to parents or guardians Placed under supervision of a Child Welfare Officer and ordered to spend a period in residence in an institution Admitted to special schools for deaf or backward children as resident or day pupils (section 127, Education Act, 1914) Temporarily admitted to Child Welfare institutions in emergency 9 37 8 25 4 10 24 8 48 17 3 25 3 16 7 4 17 4 31 6 12 62 11 41 11 14 41 12 79 23 83 107 54 62 137 169 345 363 226 246 571 609 Note.—Of the 440 children committed to the care of the Superintendent during 1948-49, 91, or 20-6 per cent., were known to be illegitimate.