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APPENDIX 16

RELIEF SECTION

SERVICES RENdered During the period 1st April, 1957 to 31ST MARCH, 1958

(See Paragraph 55)

Welfare Centres

Type of Service

Totals

Happy

Valley

Shau Kei Wan

Western District

Yau Ma Tei

Sham Shui Po

Kowloon City

No. of cooked meals issued

127,570

139,365

256,650

No. of dry rations issued *

354,242

123,265

498,627

169,555

85,866

902,271

852,869

Letter Writing

16

27

104

21

357

Jobs Found

14

3

10

23

51

101

Attempted Suicide Cases †

(advice given).

Referred to clinics

Referred to other agencies

:

274

385

659

:

1,726

904

3,100

976

2,421

1,715

10,842

for financial assistance

Miscellaneous Services

Home Visits

2

1

59

62

:

543

165

921

656

386

296

2,967

723

432

416

1,172

827

517

4,087

Average Daily Total of Cooked Meals issued during the year Average Daily Total of Dry Rations issued during the year

Percentage of male food recipients

Percentage of female food recipients

Percentage of child food recipients (under eight years)

* Issued only at the main centres in Victoria and Kowloon.

Figures include 11,258 days' rations issued as emergency relief.

+ For details see Appendix 19 column (2).

2,472

2,306

5.9%

29.9%

64.2%

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