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List of Exempted Institutions.

One Home that received exemption failed to comply with the Department's requirements for the accommodation of the inmates, and. in order to settle the difficulty, adopted the expedient of ceasing to admit children under six. thereby removing itself from the provisions of the Act. Private individuals to the number of fifteen also received exemption. These were either adopting parents e>r near relatives or friends of the infants concerned. Deaths. Out of I he I <>17 infants under six years of age t hat were' at one time or another on the books during 11)08, 2<i died that is, 2-56 per cent. Of these, 21 died in foster-homes, and sin hospitals or nursinghomes. Seventeen were under six months old, 5 between six and twelve months, and 4 between one and two years. Every death was, of course, reported to the Coroner, and in six eases inquests were held.

Deaths during 1908.

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Nevnie- of Institution. Number ol Children under6Yearsof Age in these Institutions at the- End of 1908. f St. Stephen's Orphan Home. Papatoitoi, Auckland St. Marv's Maternity Home. Otahuhu, Auckland " The Door of Hop,-.- Auckland Salvation Army Maternity Home, Auckland St. Mary's Orphanage, Auckland Children's Home, Remuera, Auckland .. Children's Home. Ayr Street. I'arnell, Auckland Wanganui Orphanage, Wanganui Children's Home, Palmerston North St. Joseph's Orphanage, Wellington Salvation Army Children's Borne, Wellington .. The Levin Memorial Home. Wellington Home of Compassion, Wellington St. Mary's Orphanage, Nelson .. .. ... Sacred He-art Orphanage, Mount Magdala, Christchurch .. Children's Convalescent Cottage, New Brighton, Christchurch Salvation Army Maternity Home, Christchurch.. St. Mary's Orphanage, Dunedin St. Vincenl de Paul's Orphanage, Dunedin Karitanc I Ionic. Dunedin Presbyterian Orphanage, Dunedin Salvation Army Maternity dome, Dunedin Victoria Memorial Home (Maternity). Invercargill 3 13 lo 8 8 14 15 3 10 4 3 16 12 12 2 8 5 14 II 11 7 7 Total 196

Locality. I ' Date. r\f fl Legal Status. Time in Posterr n Death. ° borne. Remarks. < mehunga Auckland », • • Petone Dunedin Wellington .. Dunedin Auckland Onehunga Auckland 1908. v. m. Jan. 3 K 0 3 12 M 10 days Feb. I M 'i lit I M 0 7 10 F 0 5 11 M u 3 •JI F 0 2 25 M 0 2 .March ii F n I „ 11 M ii 5 12 M ii 2 12 M •> 3 15 0 3 April 12 M 0 2 17 I'' 0 '.l „ 25 M <)2 May 6 F 1 6 21 M 0 3 June 25 M I o Aim. 5 M o I 8 M I I ' Sept. I M 6 weeks 14 M 2 0 Nov. 12 M " 3 Dec. 14 F 0 8 22 M 0 8 Illegitimate ,, ,, ,, Legitimate Illegitimate ,, ,, ,, Legitimate illegitimate 2 months . . 7 days 9 „ 3 months . . 2 1 ',', '. . 5 weeks 2 months .. 3 „ .. 10 days 17 „ 6 weeks II „ II clays 7 inolit lis . . <) weeks 7 „ 11 „ ... 6 months .. 11 weeks 2 months . . 3 weeks I year 1 month 2 weeks 4 months .. 8 „ .. Dietetic Diarrhceal.. I tietetic Diarrhceal.. Respiratory Dietetic Diarrhoea!.. Dietetic Diarrhoea].. Respiratory Tuberculosis Diarrhceal.. Tuberculosis (lardiac Accidental Tuberculosis No inquest. Inquest. No inquest. *> lne|uest. No inepiest. ,, Inquest. No iliepu-st. Inquest. No inepiest. ,, ■ • New Brighton ('lii'istcliurch. . Otahuhu ( liiistchurch.. Onehunga Wellington Napier Nelson Christchurch. . Legitimate Illegitimate 5, , J ,» Legil imate I llegitimat e Dietetic Respiratory Inepiest. No inquest. Keefton ,) .» ,,