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The following is a statement of the number of deaths during the time that the infant-life-protection system has been in the Department's charge : — 1908 .. .. .. .. 26 deaths outof 1,017 infants = 256 percent. 1909 .. .. .. ..25 „ 1,181 „ = 2-11 1910 26 „ 1,183 „ =2-19 1911 13 ~ 1,183 „ =1-09 1912 .. .. .. ..12 „ 1,228 „ =o'9B 1913 .. .. .. .. 18 „ 1,330 „ =0-98 1914 .. .. .. ..20 „ 1,423 „ =1-40 1915 .. .. .. ..14 „ 1,440 „ =0.98 1916 .. .. .. ..17 „ 1,250 „ = 1-36 1917 .. .. .. ..12 ~ 1,361 „ =088 1918 6 „ 1,341 „ =0-44 1919 .. .. .. ..10 1,403 „ =0-71 1920 .. .. .. ..14 „ 1,306 „ =1-07 Deaths in Exempted Institutions. These, with other particulars, are shown in the foregoing table relating to exempted institutions. The following is a statement of the deaths during the ton years in which a record of the deaths has been kept:— 1911 .. .. 47 deaths out of 899 infants dealt with=s'23 per cent. 1912 .. ..36 „ 911 „ =3-95 1913 .. ..18 „ 984 „ =1-82 1914 .. ..37 „ 944 „ =391 1915 .. ..11 „ 1,026 „ =1-08 1916 .. ..9 „ 939 „ =0-96 1917 .. ..15 „ 1,136 „ =1-32 1918 .. ..15 „ 955 „ =1-57 1919 .. ..13 „ 1,050 „ =1-24 1920 .. ..19 „ 1,002 „ =1-89 Adoptions during the Year 1920. During the year 417 orders of adoption were made; 41 of the adoption orders provided for premiums, and 376 were without monetary consideration. The following shows the ages of the adopted children : —

The amount of the premiums ranged from £5 ss. to £200 ; there being also one case in which the premium took the form of maintenance at the rate of 10s. a week to be paid until the child attains the age of sixteen years, she being, at the time of adoption, one year and eleven months old.

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Age. With I With Premium. Premium. . Withoi Without Premium. .utP Pre aium. Total. Under 6 months Between 6 months and 12 months ,, 1 and 2 years .. 2 „ 3 „ 3 „ 4 „ .. 4 „ 5 „ .. 5 „ 6 „ .. 6 „ 7 „ .. 7 „ 8 „ .. 8 „ 9 „ 9 „ 10 „ .. „ 10 „ 11 „ „ 11. ,,'12 „ .. „ 12 „ 13 „ .. „ 13 „ 14 „ .. „ 14 „ 15 „ .. 16 9 9 3 2 1 16 9 9 3 2 1 1 97 34 54 33 31 26 22 14 12 6 7 6 9 9 9 7 9', 34 54 31 31 2C 25 14 IS e 7 I c c 7 i7 .4 4 3 1 6 2 4 2 (i 7 6 9 9 9 7 113 43 63 36 33 26 22 15 12 7 7 6 9 9 9 7 1 a The adopting persons were — Husband and wife jointly .. Widow Widower Spinster Wife only 4 41 41 376 417 402 7 1 6 1 417__