Social_Welfare_Annual_Report_1971-1972 — Page 71

APPENDIX 18

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DIVISION

CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Cases

(See paragraph 79)

1971-72

Nature of case

No.

%

Old age

6,644

49.2%

***

**

Ill Health

2,344

17.3%

Low earning

1,803

13.4%

Widow with dependent children

1,407

10.4%

Blind

474

3.5%

Physically disabled

334

2.5%

Mentally ill

Drug Addiction

Unemployment

195

1.4%

***

*

***

146

:

1.1%

135

1.0%

Deaf

27

0.2%

***

Total

13,509

100 %

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