Social_Welfare_Annual_Report_1958-1959 — Page 48

APPENDIX 14

SERVICES RENDERED BY RELIEF SECTION DURING THE PERIOD 1ST APRIL, 1958 TO 31ST MARCH, 1959

(See paragraph 62)

Happy

Shau Kei Western

Yau Ma

Valley

Centre

Wan Centre

District Centre

Tei Centre

Sham Shui Po Centre

Kowloon Vocational

City Centre

Class for blind

TOTAL

No. of cooked meals issued

163,395

249,585

239,870 168,810 208,460

202,985

6,204 1,239,309

No. of dry rations issued

1,049,625

1,863,577

M

A

2,913,202

Letter services

43

26

35

100

204

Jobs found

4

7

་་་

36

3

50

Attempted suicide cases (advice given).........

287

454

741

Referred to clinics

1,691

2,037

2,626

1,489

4,188

2,451

14,482

Referred to other institutions for

assistance

85

381

84

15

127

45

394

Miscellaneous services

1,270

179

137

1,278

844

228

3,936

Home visits

:

2,195

956

1,260

2,556

1,237

1,464

9,668

Office interviews ..

6,318

4,847

4,207

11,235

10,697

4,501

41,805

42

Average daily total of free meals issued

...

Average daily total of dry rations issued (each for 2 meals)

Percentage of adult males receiving food

Percentage of adult females receiving food

Percentage of children receiving food

:

:

:

:

3,395

3,990

3.81%

27.83%

68.36%