118 Progress in the main activity areas can be seen from the following table-
Appendix D-Contd.
Activity area Social security
Service
1983
1984
1985
1986
Table 16
1987
Public assistance (caseload)
54 712
59 167
62 858
62 991
66 100
Special needs allowances
(caseload)
235 220
255 500
274 180
291 567
312 900
Services for offenders
Correctional institutions
(number of places)
586
646
706
706
706
Probation
(supervision caseload)
3 367
3 524
3 678
3 625
3 717
(number of social
enquiry reports)
8 497
9 039
10 299
9 844
10 366
Aftercare
(caseload)
255
272
235
266
272
Community service Community service orders
order
200
(supervision caseload)
(number of suitability
report for community
service orders)
360
Family welfare services
Counselling
(caseload)
27 622
38 346
28 983
29 950
30 351
Child Care Centres
(number of places)
14 538
15 560
16 403
16 572
17 963
Medical social
Medical social work
work
(caseload)
92 952
88 158
87 738
94 261
97 078
Services for the
Hostels/Homes for the aged
elderly
(number of places)
3 921
3 922
4 022
4 806
5 689
Care and attention homes
(number of places)
887
1 027
1 367
1 470
1 570
Housing for the elderly
(number of places)
453
589
571
570
595
Community building
Youth and community
offices
(number of offices)
Community centres
Group work units
Children and youth centres
156
Study/reading rooms
Camps/hostels
22 23
19
22
170
71
22 RE
19
19
19
22
12
22
19
13
11
11
15
174
183
190
77
108
100
105
33
34
34
34
34
Neighbourhood level
community development
projects
36
39
39
47
53
Personal social
School social work
work among young people
(number of student
guidance officers)
215
215
184
184
205
School social workers
118
121
123
123
152
Outreaching social work
(number of teams)
18
18
18
18
18
Family life education officers
56
56
56
56
56
Rehabilitation
Special child care centres
(number of places)
430
490
490
490
694
Residential care for the disabled
(number of places)
1 485
1 530
1 625
2006
2 596
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