ADOPTION OF CHILDREN THROUGH SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Parliament of Singapore · 20 December 1968 · 2nd Parliament

Official Report, 20 December 1968, Vol 28, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

J. F. ConceicaoOthman Bin Wok
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Mr J. F. Conceicao asked the Minister for Social Affairs what is (a) the number of mothers who, between 1st January, 1967, and 31st December, 1967, requested the Social Welfare Department to make arrangements for the adoption of their children; (b) the number of such children who were illegitimate; and (c) the total number of such children for whom the Department successfully arranged adoption.

Inche Othman Bin Wok: (a) The number of mothers who, between 1-1-67 to 31-12-67, requested the Social Welfare Department to make arrangements for the adoption of their children is 94 (41 boys and 53 girls).

(b) The number of such children who were illegitimate is 70 (36 boys and 34 girls).

The total number of such children who are legitimate is 24 (5 boys and 19 girls).

The total number of abandoned children is 13 (6 boys and 7 girls).

(c) The total number of such children for whom the Department successfully arranged adoption is 53 (20 boys and 33 girls).

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 20 December 1968. Republished on SGParliament.