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THE WELFARE AND PREVENTION OF BREAK-UP OF FAMILIES
As was agreed at the co-ordinating conference held in July 1966,
quarterly reports on cases opened and closed were circulated via the Medioal
Offioer of Health. This has ensured that the register has been kept up to date
and that those workers involved in the prevention of family breaknip have been
kept informed of the current position of the register. At the co-ordinating
conference held in July 1967 it was agreed that this had been a satisfactory
arrangement and that the procedure should be continued in the current year.
The position during the year was:
Number of families Number of children
"At Risk" involved
1.1.67 125 458
31.12.67 144 539
The causes of failure or difficulty may be classified as follows:
No. of
families
Marital 43
(29.9%)
Material (Housing, Employment. 116
Financial) (80.5%)
Disorders (Physical, Mental, 73
Psychological) (50.8%)
Care of Home and Children 30
(20.8%)
Desertion 15
(10.4%)
Delinquency 22
(15.3%)
Other reasons 22
(15.3%)
The total percentage is more than 100 as most families are included
under more than one heading.