APPENDIX VII
CHILD WELFARE SECTION
Admission and Discharge of Po Leung Kuk Inmates dealt with by Child Welfare Section from 1st April, 1955 to 31st March, 1956
Total inmates at the end of March, 1955:- 164
Admission:
Up to 16 yrs. Above 16 yrs.
Found wandering or abandoned
Prisoners' children......
Children with problems
Children needing temporary care
Parents sick or in hospital....
Unfit parents
Returned from employment
55
1
166
28
14
55
3
21
8
12
19
Children pending to other places Referred by Women & Girls' Section
Returned after Chinese New Year
2
5
4
1
Children for adoption...
1
Orphans
5
Illtreatment cases
8
Referred by other institutions
4
1
New Born babies of Po Leung Kuk inmates
3
Referred by Police
4
381
40
Discharge:
Restored to relatives
272
To other institution
46
1
Adopted
29
Referred to Women & Girls' Section
3
8
Died
11
Found employment
21
35
Returned home for Chinese New Year.
4
1
To Hospital
1
Released from Po Leung Kuk
2
388
56
Total inmates at the end of March, 1956:- 141
31
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