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During the year under review:-
174 cases were dealt with by the Social Workers;
57 cases were admitted to Mother and Baby Homes;
2 cases were temporarily accommodated at Glazier House
(not financially assisted)(The Croydon Home of the Moral
Welfare Association)
The Committee agreed to meet financial responsibility for
the stay of unmarried mothers in Mother and Baby Homes for a
period of three months. For girls up to 18 years of age the
period was extended to an average of six months. These younger
mothers normally went to homes specialising in their care. Of
these younger mothers, their ages at the time they applied for
help were:-
13 years old - 1
14 „ „ - 1
15 „ „ - 4
16 „ „ - 7
17 „ „ - 3
18 „ „ 4
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During 1960 the ages of the younger mothers when their
babies were born were:-
Age
15
- 7
„
16
- 6
„
17
- 8
„
18
- 5
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Of these babies:2
were stillborn
1 died aged 2 months
1 now in hospital with congenital deformities.