PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 1963 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1963 Victoria, B.C., November 1, 1963. To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the year ended March 31, 1963, is herewith respectfully submitted. W. D. BLACK, Minister of Social Welfare. Office of the Minister of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Department of Social Welfare, Victoria, B.C., November 1, 1963. The Honourable W. D. Black, Minister of Social Welfare, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the year ended March 31, 1963. E. R. RICKINSON, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE April 1, 1962, to March 31, 1963 Hon. W. D. Black Minister of Social Welfare. SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF E. R. Rickinson Deputy Minister of Social Welfare. J. A. Sadler Director of Social Welfare. R. J. Burnham Assistant Director of Social Welfare. DIVISIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION J. McDiarmid. Departmental Comptroller. Miss M. K. King Superintendent of Child Welfare. F. G. Hassard Superintendent, Brannan Lake School for Boys. Miss W. M. Urquhart Superintendent, Willingdon School for Girls. Dr. P. W. Laundy Director of Medical Services. E. W. Berry Chairman, Old-age Assistance and Blind Persons' and Disabled Persons' Allowances and Supplementary Assistance. Mrs. M. Miller Personnel Officer. G. P. Willie Superintendent, Provincial Home. N. S. Brooke ( Casework Supervisors, Social Assistance and Mrs. J. P. Scott \ Rehabilitation Division. D. W. Fowler Training Supervisor. Mrs. M. Titterington Supervisor, Social Service Department, Division of Tuberculosis Control. A. A. Shipp Chief Inspector of Welfare Institutions. REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION Miss M. Jamieson Administrator, Region I. H. E. Blanchard Administrator, Region II. R. I. Stringer Administrator, Region HI. W. J. Camozzi Administrator, Region IV. V. H. Dallamore Administrator, Region V. A. E. Bingham Administrator, Region VI. W. H. Crossley Administrator, Region VII. CONSULTANTS C W. Gorby Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Services. Miss A. E. Mann Medical Social Work. Mrs. C. Mackenzie Office Procedures. F. S. Hatcher Rehabilitation. Miss B. W. Snider Research. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Part I.—General Administration— Director of Social Welfare 9 Assistant Director of Social Welfare 12 Part II.—Regional Administration— Region I 15 Region II 16 Region III 18 Region IV 22 Region V 23 Region VI 26 Region VII 29 Part III.—Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division— Social Allowances Section 3 3 Child Welfare Division.. 39 Medical Services Division 5 8 Old-age Assistance, Blind Persons' Allowances, Disabled Persons' Allowances, and Supplementary Assistance 61 Part IV—Institutions— Brannan Lake School for Boys 77 Willingdon School for Girls 82 Provincial Home, Kamloops 8 6 Welfare Institutions Board 8 9 Part V.—Social Work Services— Division of Tuberculosis Control and Pearson Poliomyelitis Pavilion 94 Part VI.—Accounting Division 97 Report of the Department of Social Welfare PART I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE J. A. Sadler Welfare services as supplied by this Department have an impact on every community in the Province. Aged people facing financial difficulties, children unwanted in their homes, and families needing guidance turn to the Department for help. In the following pages are details of the work carried out by the divisional and field staffs. Balance and co-ordination of all efforts to assist persons in this Province who need help are necessary functions. Resources must be planned for and provided, but it is essential that no one group in a community receives benefit to the detriment of some other services to some other groups. To maintain a balanced service, it is necessary to allot the efforts of the staff and the funds available to where the greatest needs arise. During the past year, concentration on child welfare and family problems has taken place. All familities in receipt of assistance are not necessarily in need of casework services, but guidance is often essential, otherwise we have a deteriorating family effect which ultimately may make it necessary to remove children from the family and place them in the care of the Province. Rehabilitation is essential when a person is in need of retraining or extra training to make him available for work. The effects of automation are being felt, and the untrained and handicapped persons are finding more and more difficulty in obtaining employment. These people must be helped to readjust, otherwise they would become a permanent charge on the community. The rehabilitation team and committes throughout the Province are concentrating on this phase of the programme of the Department. Child welfare work has increased, but it must be borne in mind that more and more of the population in the Province is under the age of 15 years. In other words, we have more youngsters in our Province this year who must begin to make their own way in life and who in many instances need help and guidance. These youngsters do not come wholly from familities in low-income groups but do represent a cross-section of the community. The number of aged persons is increasing, but again this year less of these individuals over the age of 70 years have needed help in the way of supplementary assistance from the Department. The trend for such extra help continues downward, and with increasing pensions and superannuation plans this trend should continue. The number of persons and familities being helped through social allowance is approximately the same as last year. This is a large group, but, of course, does not consist of the same people from month to month. Table II shows that 61,565 cases were opened during the year and 60,798 cases closed. If the figures remained constant with few new cases opened and no cases closed, alarm could be felt because it would mean that we had in the Province a large number of persons who were being carried on long-term public assistance. Fortunately this is not the case. I 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA The demand for institutional and health care remains nearly constant, and those being helped are mostly aged and infirm. These people can no longer remain in their own homes, and their care must be subsidized at either the boarding-home or nursing-home level. In order to learn more about the families and people who are being helped, the Research Consultant has carried on surveys in various parts of the Province to make sure that the type of assistance which the Department is giving is of the best and is focused to the needs of the families themselves. Some families present problems, and the Department is carrying out research projects and working with these families in an endeavour to change their patttern of living so that the children in these families will not continue in the same manner as their parents and will have the opportunity of becoming well-integrated citizens. The tables which follow show the case load by number, categories, movement in the case load itself, and the number of cases involved. Each figure represents an individual, whether it be a baby awaiting adoption, an elderly person ill and in need of help, or an unemployed bread-winner facing family problems as well as financial need. These are the people the Department has been working with during the past year. Table L- -Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories as at March 31st for the Years 1962 and 1963 Category 1962 1963 Number Per Cent Number Per Centi 1,325 28,026 684 8,420 31,262 2,261 7,362 795 1.7 35.0 0.9 10.5 39.0 2.8 9.2 1.0 1,601 28,793 678 8,312 29,628 2,380 8,139 808 2.0 35.8 Blind Persons' Allowance2 ._ _ 0.8 10.3 Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance2. _ 36.9 3.0 Child Welfare - 10.1 1.0 80,135 100.0 80,339 100.0 1 Percentage may not add to 100.0 due to rounding. 2 Includes Old-age Assistance Board figures which are not shown in regional reports. Table II.—Movement in Case Load during Fiscal Year 1962/63 Major Category of Service Cases Opened during Year Cases Closed during Year Number Per Centi Number Per Cent 2,178 61,565 314 1,099 5,141 10,396 8,491 532 2.4 68.6 0.3 1.2 5.7 11.6 9.5 0.6 1,902 60,798 320 980 5,249 12,030 7,714 519 2.1 67.9 Blind Persons' Allowance _ — Disabled Persons' Allowance Old-age Assistance _ 0.4 1.1 5.9 13.4 Child Welfare - - - 8.6 0.6 89,716 100.0 89,512 100.0 i Percentage may not add to 100.0 due to rounding. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 11 Table III.—Number of Cases by Category and as a Percentage of Population as at March 31st for the Years 1962 and 1963 1962 1963 Category Number Per Cent of Population (1,629,082) Number Per Cent of Population (1,695,000) 1,325 28,026 684 8,420 31,262 2,261 7,362 795 0.08 1.72 0.04 0.52 1.92 0.14 0.45 0.05 1,601 28,793 678 8,312 29,628 2,380 8,139 808 0.09 1.70 0.04 0.49 1.75 Disabled Persons' Allowance! _ Child Welfare _ 0.14 0.48 0.05 80,135 4.92 80,339 4.74 i Includes Old-age Assistance Board figures which are not shown in regional reports. The Family Division was reconstituted and is now known as the Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division. Another casework supervisor was appointed, and this Division has the responsibility of concentrating on rehabilitative measures and on the needs of families who are in receipt of assistance. The Child Welfare Division has been given the responsibility of supervising the guidance and help extended to families who are not in receipt of assistance but who have problems where children are involved. Emergency welfare services have been much to the fore during the past year, and under the guidance of the Civil Defence Welfare Supervisor the staff has co-operated to the fullest extent, although many extra hours of work and additional responsibilities have been called for in this task. The Co-ordinator, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Services, submitted his preliminary report, giving an analysis of juvenile delinquency in the rural areas of the Province. The two metropolitan areas of Victoria and Vancouver were not included in the report. The Office Consultant completed the revision of the Policy Manual, and in continuing the devlopment of efficient office methods and procedures in the Department visited many offices throughout the Province. This year the Federal Government, for the first time, participated with grants from the Department of National Health and Welfare to assist in staff development, training, and certain studies. In expressing appreciation of the co-operation and help given by other Government departments, municipal officials, private agencies, and other organizations, I should mention that this help has been constant, and particularly do I wish to thank the members of the committees which have been operating with the aim and purpose of assessing how best the needs of the people requiring the services of the Department can be met. I 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE R. J. Burnham It is apparent from the material contained in this Report that our staff has been under a great pressure of work. In order to help remove some of this pressure and improve our services to the people of this Province, we have endeavoured to establish better methods in staff development and training, provide more consultative services to field staff, improve on the content of manuals, streamline office administration, and develop a constructive rehabilitation programme. Our staff is faced with a most complex and demanding job, and, therefore, staff development is recognized as a most important part of our programme, and we hope to improve on this during the next few years. This year we had two regional meetings—one held in Prince George for Regions III, V, and VII and one in Nanaimo for Regions I, II, and VI. Each of these meetings had speakers from the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, who provided the staff with some very worth-while material. A conference was also held for the district supervisors, and at this time Mr. John Morgan, from the University of Toronto, was the main speaker. He was able to provide the group with much constructive thinking on administration in public welfare. We were able to send four members of our staff to the University of British Columbia this year on bursaries of $1,600, and to assist three others of our staff who were attending the School with $500 each. We hope to increase this number during the next few years through the help of Federal training grants. Senior stenographic staff are now being provided the opportunity of meetings on a regional basis, and the purpose of these is to assist in improving their performance in the field offices. Supervisory refresher courses are being considered, in order to better equip our staff for the carrying of this important job. Consultative services to the field staff have been a part of our programme for many years, and there is a need to improve and increase this area of our work. We were pleased to have Mr. Norman Brooke appointed to the staff of the Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division, and one of his responsibilities is to visit field offices to provide consultative services. Other divisions in our Department have increased this service to the field and are planning to develop it further. A good deal of work went into the revision of a large part of our manuals, which are a vital tool to our staff and help increase efficiency to a marked degree. Here again, because of the complexity of our work, it can be readily seen that manuals are essential as fast references for field staff. Mrs. Mackenzie, our Office Consultant, visited a number of offices this year, not only to assist staff in office administration, but also to study the ever-changing problems to see where new office routines have to be developed to cope with these changes. Where changes in routine appear necessary, these, of course, must be incorporated in our Office Manual. Mrs. Mackenzie has, in the course of the year, managed to rewrite several sections of this manual. It can readily be seen that this work has a direct impact on the whole field operation because good office management permits our social-work staff to spend a maximum amount of their time with the people who require their services. Work has continued in the field of rehabilitation. A few years ago an experimental programme of rehabilitation was set up in Nanaimo, and on proving worth while was expanded to Chilliwack and then to Prince George. A start has been made in New Westminster, and plans are to expand into Surrey. Much rehabilita- REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 13 tion work is being done in a number of the offices in Region III. Our staff here have developed a programme to co-ordinate their efforts with those of other related services, in order to offer better rehabilitation opportunities for people on assistance. I should like to again express a sincere appreciation to all members of our staff for their co-operation with this office. TRAINING DIVISION D. W. Fowler The Training Division has had an active year in both recruitment and training of staff. Our turnover continues to be heavy, due in part to staff members going on to obtain professional education. Much of our time between classes is spent interviewing prospective staff members. On January 1, 1963, we moved to our new quarters at 800 Cassiar Street, where we have excellent accommodation, including two large lecture rooms, which provides adequate space for teaching sessions and our library. We have been able to purchase a number of new books this year, and these have been described in our " Library Notes." A new Assistant Training Supervisor was appointed on May 1, 1962, in the person of Mrs. Isobelle Esau, M.S.W. Mrs. Esau brings to the job a rich background of experience obtained with the field staff in our Creston office, the Adoption Placement Section, and latterly as Casework Supervisor with Provincial Mental Health Services. During the year we conducted seven Part I in-service training courses, involving a total of 45 persons. These ranged in size from two groups of 2 persons to one of 13. We also had six groups return for Part III of their training, which involved 57 persons, ranging in size from 4 to 24 participants. We are still faced with the problem of heavy staff turnover and lack of trained workers. The increase in enrolment in all schools of social work should provide some increase in trained staff, and the Federal welfare grants programme will enable us to expand our present resources to provide financial assistance to staff members to obtain professional training. The following table shows the total social-work staff employed for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1962, and March 31, 1963:— University Trained In-service Trained Total Total staff, March 31,1962 90 +3 159 —3 249 93 156 249 Staff appointed, April 1, 1962, to March 31, 1963 _ 14 12 49 40 63 Resignations, deaths (2), and transfers (1), April 1, 1962, to March 31, 1963 52 Total staff, March 31, 1963 (excluding institutions) 95 5 165 3 260 Brannan Lake School for Boys and Willingdon School for Girls 8 Totals ■ > 100 168 268 L I 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA The following table shows the total social-work staff, according to degrees and training, as at March 31, 1963:— Men Women Total Master of Social Work Master of Social Work lacking thesis _ Bachelor of Social Work Social Work Diploma- One year of training at the School of Social Work but no degree Two years of training at the School of Social Work but no degree Staff on educational leave toward Bachelor of Social Work and (or) Master of Social Work In-service trained — — Totals 5 3 18 3 7 1 81 122 6 2 21 20 9 3 3 82 146 11 5 39 23 16 4 7 163 268 During the year under review there was a total of 196 separations, and appointments numbered 199. Of these separations, 52 were social workers. The separations were due to the following reasons:— Domestic To further education Temporary only To accept other employment HI health Died To travel Transferred Services unsatisfactory .„ To accept municipal job Retired 10 6 5 13 1 2 2 1 10 1 1 Total 52 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 15 PART II.—REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION REGION I Miss M. Jamieson, Regional Administrator Since the 1961/62 Annual Report there have ben no changes in the boundaries for Region I. The total land area of this region is approximately 13,000 square miles, which includes Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, and a small section of the Mainland bordering the Johnstone and Queen Charlotte Straits. The total population, including Indians on reserves, is 291,072 (preliminary population estimates by Social Welfare Regions 1961 Census), which is 17.9 per cent of the population of British Columbia. In November, 1962, the social-worker staff was decreased when one half-time municipal social worker resigned and was not replaced. During the year there were a number of clerical and social-worker staff changes but no increase in establishment. The region was served by 36 social workers, 3 district supervisors, 1 assistant district supervisor, 2 municipal administrators, and 1 Regional Administrator. The following tables show case-load figures as at March 31, 1963, by category and location of offices (Table I) and numerical and percentage comparison of case load by categories for the year 1961/62 and 1962/63 (Table II) :— Table I.—Administrative Offices with Distribution of Case Load by Category of Services at at March 31, 1963 Category Alberni Courtenay Duncan Nanaimo Saanich Victoria City Victoria District Total 25 28 21 134 57 265 Social Allowance 311 340 274 513 189 590 429 2,646 Blind Persons' Allowance 3 12 11 12 6 23 4 71 Disabled Persons' Allowance 28 38 26 57 42 82 69 342 Old-age Assistance 112 160 90 298 110 260 156 1,186 Old-age Security Supplemen tary Social Allowance 325 477 425 828 632 1,714 937 5,338 Child Welfare. 250 209 192 299 134 1,084 Health and Institutional 11 14 21 30 35 47 60 218 1,065 1,278 1,060 2,171 1,014 2,716 1,846 11,150 Table II.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region I for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 199 3,005 66 328 1,244 5,819 972 215 1.7 25.4 0.6 2.8 10.4 49.1 8.2 1.8 265 2,646 71 342 1,186 5,338 1,084 218 2 3 Blind Persons' Allowance . 06 Disabled Persons' Allowance 3 6 Old-age Security Supplementary Social Allowance Child Welfare ._ 47.8 9 6 Health and Institutional _ 1 8 Totals _ _ 11,848 100.0 11,150 100.0 I 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA In 1962/63 the total case load decreased by 698 cases or 5.88 per cent (11,848+226—924=11,150). The weight of decrease showed in Social Allowance and Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance categories. In the Social Allowance group there were several factors—an improved employment situation, logging operations open during the mild winter, and winter works programme. Total assistance to unemployed employables dropped sharply from 1961/62 to 1962/63. The Family Service and Child Welfare case load increased during the year, which is some indication of the stress in family life under present unsettled conditions. In Nanaimo the rehabilitation project has developed into a vocational rehabilitation committee (Public Health Department, National Employment Service, Department of Social Welfare, and other community services), which is functioning efficiently for the benefit of persons needing this special service as an aid to employment and self-support. Emergency welfare services for the civil defence and disaster programme form part of the social workers' duties now, and all members of staff will be receiving training in this aspect of their work. Various staff-development meetings were held during the year—an interregional conference in Nanaimo for Regions I, II, and VI in November, 1962, and a supervisors' institute in Victoria in February, 1963; also representatives from Child Welfare and Family Service Division, Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division, and Old-age Assistance Board visited district offices during the year, a very helpful service to field staff. Once again I wish to thank the various community organizations, private agencies, and municipal officials for their interest and co-operation during the past year. This appreciation is shared by the regional staff, whom I commend for their loyalty to the Department and their diligence in carrying out their duties. REGION II H. E. Blanchard, Regional Administrator I beg to submit the following report of the activities of the Department of Social Welfare in Region II for the fiscal year 1962/63. Public welfare in the geographic area of British Columbia known as Region II is administered from municipal and Provincial offices as follows:— Amalgamated offices (municipal offices under the charge of municipal administrators): District of Burnaby, District of Coquitlam, New Westminster City, City and District of North Vancouver, District of Richmond, Vancouver City, and District of West Vancouver. District offices (Department of Social Welfare offices under the charge of district supervisor, serving unorganized areas and per capita municipalities): New Westminster district office, serving unorganized areas and the municipalities of Delta, Fraser Mills, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody; Powell River district office, serving the District of Powell River and surrounding area, including Texada Island; Vancouver district office, serving unorganized areas of University of British Columbia Endowment Lands, North Arm of Burrard Inlet, Howe Sound, Cheakamus Valley, Sechelt Peninsula, and Ocean Falls and adjacent coast. __ REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 17 Table I following shows the distribution of the total case load into the several categories covering the two fiscal years 1961/62 and 1962/63. The increase of the total for 1962/63 over the previous year is the lowest it has been since 1958/59. However, a comparison of the changes in the total number of cases in the individual services reveals a continued significant increase in Social Allowance cases. The decrease in Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance cases offsets other increases, but there is a very significant increase in the number of Child Welfare cases over the previous year. This increase of 221 cases in Region II is made up in the main of an additional 93 children in care and 83 more unmarried parent cases than were recorded at the end of the fiscal year March 31, 1962. The importance of this observation is the work load involved in the type of case. The average Child Welfare case is much more demanding of worker time than is the average Old Age case. Table II shows the same categories of cases as distributed among the several administrative offices in the region. Table I.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region II as at March 31st for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 217 11,566 0.6 34.9 1.0 10.5 44.3 3.0 5.0 0.7 254 12,090 188 323 3,336 13,964 1,037 1.883 0.8 36.9 Blind Persons' Allowance .. _ _. 321 3,470 14,683 1,009 1,662 226 1.0 10.0 Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance Disabled Persons' Allowance.. Child Welfare _ 41.9 3.1 5.6 231 0.7 Totals 33,154 100.0 33.306 1 100.0 Table IL-—Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative Offices of Region II as at March 31, 1963 cd g E "3 o- o U u a s 1 ZrSO Ul u Br" .3 z£q .-4 s > O rt z> Id i-i 0.5 1 o g o 2 M Q> 5 o u a >, rt.ti >U fa -U > ll u G BS rt.3 >a 0) > B O Totals Category Mar. 31, 1963 Mar. 31, 1962 37 894 25 298 1,682 87 455 72 25 262 3 90 309 29 156 11 30 1,017 24 351 35 419 14 146 664 19 125 2 37 115 24 232 8 101 394 47 195 45 169 6 72 313 35 396 32 15 58 3 36 353 17 60 23 254 12,278 323 3,336 13,964 1,037 1,883 231 217 8,751 246 2,274 9,040 680 m 11,566 Blind Persons' Allowance 12 182 682 47 142 21 4 100 412 35 190 14 321 3,470 Old Age Security Supplementary 14,683 Disabled Persons' Allowance Child Welfare 41 19 194| 95 37| 9 1,009 1,662 226 Health and Institutional- 12| Totals 3,550 885 2,133 1,130 1,550 421 1,013 20,991 1,068 565 33,306 33,154 i Carried in Vancouver by Children's Aid Societies. See report of Superintendent of Child Welfare. I 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Emergency Shelters During the winter of 1962/63 the shelter facilities operated by the private agencies in Vancouver were sufficient to take care of those single transient men who required this service, so there was no need to supplement on an emergency basis. However, the matter of assisting a certain type of single unemployed transients in the Greater Vancouver area is a problem that has to be faced. In the case of a hard-core group of such men, there is reason to believe that the cash assistance given is not appropriately used. The answer appears to lie in hostel arrangements, wherein such men can be housed and fed in lieu of a cash allowance. In New Westminster, where the shelter functions as a temporary home to permit time to process the applications of single transient men, a very successful operation was organized and supervised on our behalf by the Salvation Army. This year meals were served and an average of 140 men per month were accommodated for varying lengths of time up to approximately one week. Group-living Home January, 1963, saw the opening of Cathkin House, the first group-living home to be established by the Department of Social Welfare in Region II. It is located in Burnaby, and through the Burnaby Social Service Department is supervised by the Child Welfare Division. The location is such that full use can be made of the Mental Health Services, also located in Burnaby Municipality. The home has capacity for six boys, and by March 31, 1963, five boys were in residence. Doukhobors During this year a large number of Sons of Freedom Doukhobors decided to trek from their homes in the West Kootenay to the Agassiz prison, where some of their members were incarcerated. They subsequently arrived in Vancouver during January, 1963, and additional staff was provided by the Department of Social Welfare to deal with the approximately 180 cases, totalling about 500 persons. I would like to thank the private agencies and the municipal welfare departments for their co-operation during the year. A sense of common purpose among our several agencies assists greatly in our common task of helping people. I would like to give special credit to the staff of the Department of Social Welfare. Clerical persons, social workers, and supervisors have worked well individually and collectively. The support we have all received from senior administration has been much appreciated. REGION III R. I. Stringer, Regional Administrator I beg to submit the following report on the activities of the Department of Social Welfare in Region III for the fiscal year 1962/63. There have been no changes in the regional boundaries. The region extends from the International Border to Wells Gray Park and from Revelstoke and district to Bralorne. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 19 There were no new offices opened, and the Lillooet office, which was opened last year, continues to function, although supervision, continuity of staff, and the size of the district (approximately 10,000 square miles) presents many additional problems for the two social workers and the supervisor in Kamloops. Social welfare services are provided from seven Provincial offices—one each located at Lillooet, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, and Oliver —and from four city-administered amalgamated offices in the Cities of Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, and Penticton. Services in the Municipalities of Armstrong, Enderby, North Kamloops, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, and Summerland are provided by the nearest Provincial district office and paid for by the municipality concerned on a per capita basis. There were signs of a rising economy during the year, and this was particularly noticeable in the tourist industry. With the opening of the Rogers Pass on July 30, 1962, the region experienced an all-time high in the number of visitors holidaying in or passing through the area. Lumbering, cattle and sheep raising, fruit growing and packing, manufacturing, and the service industries all made some gains. This economic improvement was reflected in the Social Welfare case loads, and it became increasingly important that the social workers spend as much time as possible on the rehabilitation of the considerable numbers of individuals and families capable of reaching greater social and economic independence when extended some assistance from our Department and other community agencies. From the following table it can be noted that the Social Allowance case load decreased from 35.4 to 34.2 per cent of the total case load, an actual decrease from 3,392 to 3,229 cases. A large part of this decrease was in the case load of employable persons. A total of $820,669.13 was granted to employable persons, a decrease of 17 per cent over the preceding year. The total case load also decreased from 9.582 to 9,453, a reduction of approximately 1 per cent. In addition to this decrease in case load, there were 27,753 cases opened and closed, 16.7 per cent less than the year before. Unfortunately this improvement in the economic categories was not matched in the child-in-care case load, which rose from 574 to 681, an increase of 107 children in care or 19 per cent during the year. A spot review of the reasons for taking 100 children into care revealed that 25 children were neglected by parents, 22 parents in an institution (4 in hospital and 18 in gaol), 17 transferred in from other districts, 15 adoptions pending, 11 children unmanageable, 2 each under the Juvenile Delinquents Act because the guardian was ill and because the mother was taking training under Schedule M, and an unmarried mother. One each retarded child and parent deceased. One of the reasons for the over-all increase is due to dropping ratio of adopting parents to children available for adoption. When adoption homes are not immediately available for children free to be adopted, it is, of course, necessary to take them into care until a permanent adoption home becomes available. It has been said many times that the family is the basic unit of our society and that its strengths and weaknesses affect the operation of our entire democratic society. This belief is shared by a majority of people, and for this reason many agencies in all levels of government and many private or quasi-private agencies have as one of their goals the improvement, strengthening, or supporting of the family unit, or substituting for it when it ceases to function. These agencies are found in the fields of religion, education, mental health, public health, business, and service clubs to mention only a few. I 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA The British Columbia Department of Social Welfare provides a number of services, which, for statistical convenience and other reasons, are divided into groups and given categorical names. However, they all have as their main concern the welfare of the individual, the family, and the community. Therefore, going back to the concern expressed about the number of children being taken into care, I believe that a strengthening of our casework services, both when Social Allowance is in pay and when it is not, would tend to keep the number of children in care to a minimum. This involves not only working with the families directly concerned, but also coordinating our efforts with the many other community agencies who are just as concerned as we are with family strengths, but who have resources or services not available within any public welfare department. With all this in mind, and because the rising economy makes it particularly appropriate, the staff of this region, under the guidance and encouragement of our senior administration, have made a particular effort to get social assistance recipients back to work. This is always a day-to-day part of the Social Welfare Department's work, but, where possible, efforts were stepped up and liaison was increased with other concerned community agencies. There were a number of goals in mind, and they included recognition of the general benefits of economic independence (social, psychological, physical, etc.) and the benefits to the community as a whole in increased earnings and decreased drain on the public purse, but underlying all this was the goal of improved opportunity for the survival and growth of family life. Family income derived from productive labour cannot alone work miracles in preserving family life, but in its absence small problems have a tendency to become large ones. With the willing participation of the Provincial Health Branch and the National Employment Service, local employment committees were formed or reactivated in Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, and Penticton. Each of these committees function slightly differently, but they all have the same goal—that is, helping the unemployed to become the employed. Whether there is a small or large number of unemployed, whether the employment market is falling or rising, there are certain areas in which casework services and employment committees can be productive. First, at any time there are always some unfilled jobs because properly trained or qualified applicants are not available. Likely unemployed persons can be directed to, and, if necessary, given financial assistance for, qualifying training or education. Second, some persons are unable to accept available employment because of physical disability and can be referred to, and again, if necessary, given financial assistance for, necessary medical care or physical retraining. Third, some unemployed have low motivation and may respond to casework therapy. Success in these last two groups is, of course, also dependent on the infrequently considered fact that in the employment market there is some elasticity at the margin. In other words, there are always some employment positions which employers have a choice as to whether they need to fill them or not. Obviously this elasticity at the margin applies to an even greater extent in self- employed positions. There have already been encouraging results, and the concentration of effort and the co-ordination of available resources will undoubtedly prove of increasing value as time goes on. At the same time it will complement the day-by-day work of the individual social worker. Before closing, and while on the subject of the day-by-day work of the individual social worker, I would like to pay special tribute to these particular staff members. The problems they overcome are as individual as the clients who present them, and this is one of the reasons it is difficult to measure their productivity. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 21 Mr. G. A. Reed, the district supervisor, Vernon, who, like the other district supervisors in the region, has devoted much time and energy to the local Employment Rehabilitation Committee, acknowledges these values in a recent report to the Regional Administrator:— " While this emphasis on formal rehabilitation deserves support and acknowledgment, I feel that we should not allow it to cause us to lose sight of the informal rehabilitation that is part of our everyday job. Perhaps because it is so much a part of our everyday job, and because it is one of the cornerstones of our social-work philosophy (helping people to help themselves), we fail to turn the spotlight on this informal rehabilitation. There is a tendency in all of us to seek out the more elaborate things and to gloss over the simple acts we take for granted. Simply, this is saying that every day in simple ways we are doing rehabilitation in one form or another that we do not take credit for. It is basic to our job." In closing, may I thank all the staff, both clerical and professional, for the fine job they are doing and also say to them that I hope that the future will see ever-increasing job satisfaction. Table /.- -Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative Offices of Region III as at March 31,1963 tn 1 a CA a c c o c Category s rt O tr. ° o 3 1 c a. UJ > 0 "rt H C/r< o E u > W-tr r-4-J o Cr.t: "rt O Ui 123 35 40 96 16 ?8 17 355 680 197 263 ?95 134 783 213 381 704 395 184 3,229 Blind Persons' Allowance , 18 5 6 9 2 13 1 6 4 2 66 Old-age Assistance 139 79 82 170 31 189 50 126 69 101 1,036 Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance 377 219 127 439 66 578 200 356 279 303 2,944 Disabled Persons' Allowance __..,.. 22 43 17 51 16 40 13 45 24 36 307 Child Welfare 481 140 113 79? 49 149 197 1,421 95 23 13 6 17 3 9 15 8 1 Totals 1,863 731 65411,369 202 584 1,262 645 745 772 626 9,453 Table II.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region III for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 291 3,392 71 1,046 3,091 291 1,302 98 3.1 35.4 0.8 10.8 32.3 3.1 13.5 1.0 355 3,229 66 1,036 2,944 307 1,421 95 3.7 Social Allowance - Blind Persons' Allowance 34.2 0.7 10.9 31.2 Disabled Persons* Allowance _ Child Welfare 3.2 15.1 1.0 Totals 9.582 ! 100.0 9,453 100.0 I 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA REGION IV Walter J. Camozzi, Regional Administrator Projections south and north-east of the Arrow Lakes, the 49th parallel, and the Rocky Mountains outline the unchanged boundaries of Region IV. There have been no administrative changes. A Regional Administrator at Nelson, three district offices supervised by district supervisors at Nelson, Cranbrook, and Trail, with sub-offices at New Denver, Fernie, Creston, Golden, Castlegar, and Grand Forks respectively, are served by 23 social workers and 15 clerical staff. Two social workers and a clerk-stenographer were brought on staff in October when the Doukhobors went on their rampage, but this increase was more apparent than real since one worker left fairly quickly to follow them to Vancouver and extra administrative processes, etc., nullified this apparent increase. The " Pavilion " at New Denver still offers a facility, but there is a diminishing demand locally. Miss Reynolds, the matron, affords quality nursing service, but it is administrationally awkward, and experienced and good replacements for staff become increasingly difficult to find. This year again over-all numbers in the region are down, as are costs. Increased movement of people is not as expected, even though the Blueberry-Paulson Cut-off and the Rogers Pass highways offer splendid communication. The year was one of opportunity for staff development. The staff enjoyed the visits of the Office Consultant, Personnel Officer, and Chief Inspector of Welfare Institutions. Although the Assistant Director and the Deputy Superintendent of Child Welfare came to the Trail and Nelson districts because of the Doukhobor fiasco, they took time for staff discussions. One supervisor attended the Canadian Conference on Social Work in Winnipeg, and a worker attended the British Columbia Conference on Social Work in Vancouver. The supervisors' institute, which followed the Civil Defence Course in January, was a tremendous success. The winter works programme was put to great use by the Trail office. In fact, that office helped place Nelson area men to work on it. Trail has also developed a co-ordinating committee to help difficult cases for employment placement. The local Council of Women has a survey under way to determine the need for home- maker services. Better accommodation was secured for the New Denver staff in our own buildings there. Better accommodation was arranged for in the Creston office, too, on the main floor of the Government Building. Staff morale is good. New workers tend to be younger and there is a good spirit. To them, their older colleagues, supervisors, and the clerical staff, which especially in recent times has taken on greater responsibilities, many thanks. I also wish to thank other Government departments and municipal and Federal officials for their help to us and to private organizations who, with us, wish to serve the public good, and finally my sincere appreciation to the Honourable Minister and to senior administration, who were immediately available and helpful in this, my first, year of administration. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 23 Table I.—Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative offices of Region IV as at March 31,1963 Category M o o ,-Q c a U s o i-i u -> s u Ua Vi M Ih 0 -a l-H a a o m 13 Z a ZQ O H 45 540 6 101 331 28 180 20 6 319 1 83 220 27 82 1 9 120 3 43 167 18 26 3 5 158 7 85 250 23 26 7 26 554 4 124 430 34 102 15 11 106 6 32 199 TO 31 4 20 376 9 127 370 48 120 26 122 2,173 36 595 1,967 188 Child Welfare _ - 567 76 Totals ' _ 1,251 739 389 561 1,289 399 1,096 5,724 JaWe //.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region IV as at March 31st for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 118 2,267 39 634 2,098 176 569 71 2.0 38.0 0.7 10.6 35.1 2.9 9.5 1.2 122 2,173 36 595 1,967 188 567 76 2.0 38.0 0.6 10.4 Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance . Disabled Persons' Allowance Child Welfare ... 34.5 3.3 9.9 1.3 Totals 5,972 100,0 5,724 100.0 REGION V V. H. Dallamore, Regional Administrator I beg to submit the following report of the activities of the Department of Social Welfare in Region V for the fiscal year 1962/63. Boundaries of Region V have remained unchanged during this fiscal year and so have the boundaries between districts. The region is served by seven district offices, situated one each in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, and Williams Lake, and two in Prince George. In the latter city one handles unemployed employable applicants for social assistance only and the other office handles the remaining categories. The Regional Administrator's office is also in Prince George. The fiscal year was entered with optimism, arising out of the fact that total case load changed little in the previous year and staff had been increased. However, an increase in case load became apparent in the last month of the previous fiscal year and continued until a new high was reached in January of 1963. In the nine months from April 1, 1962, to January 31, 1963, the case load of 5,656 became a case load of 6,956. Fortunately there was a slight decrease during the next two months, so that the case load at the end of the fiscal year totalled 6,574. The actual increase in total case load during the fiscal year under review was 918 or 16.2 per cent. Table I below shows the case loads by general categories for this fiscal year and last. I 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table I.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region V as at March 31st for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 229 2,827 51 429 946 59 4.0 50.0 0.9 7.6 16.7 1.0 240 3,567 51 467 886 77 1,241 45 3.6 54.2 0.8 7.0 13.6 1.2 Child Welfare _ ■ ■ 1,070 | 18.9 45 | 0.8 18.9 0.7 Totals — 5.656 ! 100.0 6.574 1 100.0 The greatest increase was in Social Allowance, in which category it amounted to 740 cases, an increase of 26.2 per cent. The services in next greatest increase were those in the various categories of Child Welfare, and in this case the total was 171 cases, an increase of 16 per cent. Social Allowance, which made up 50 per cent of the total case load at the beginning of the fiscal year, comprised 54.2 per cent of the total case load at its end. Child Welfare retained its proportion of the total case load, 18.9 per cent. A comparison with the case-load statistics of the Province as a whole with those in Region V is interesting and points up the unique character of this northern area. The Provincial case load increased by only 204 (0.25 per cent) during the year, the Social Allowance case load increased by 2.7 per cent, and the Child Welfare case load increased by 10.6 per cent. These increases are all considerably less than those in Region V. A further comparison may be made by viewing the distribution of case loads at the end of the fiscal year. At that time Social Allowance comprised 35.8 per cent of the Provincial case load and 54.2 per cent of the regional one. Child Welfare was 10.1 per cent of the Provincial case load and made up 18.9 per cent of the regional. On the other hand, Old-age Assistance, Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance, and Blind Persons' Allowances made up 51 per cent of the Provincial case load and only 22.5 per cent of the total case load in Region V. The population of Region V is younger than it is throughout the Province in general, and consequently a greater proportion of our efforts must be given to the more demanding cases involving families with financial need and problems of child welfare. The case load by major categories in each district office at the end of this fiscal year may be seen in Table II below. Table II.—Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative Offices of Region V as at March 31,1963 Category Dawson Creek Fort St. John Prince George Main Prince George Sub Quesnel Vanderhoof Williams Lake Total 32 872 3 73 187 24 222 8 88 385 4 60 111 4 237 14 48 462 10 129 232 17 347 1,166 32 451 3 68 118 11 157 3 11 100 11 49 125 7 129 29 131 20 88 113 14 149 6 240 3,567 Blind Persons' Allowance Old-age Assistance Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance Disabled Persons' Allowance Child Welfare 51 467 886 77 1,241 Health and Institutional 45 Totals 1,421 | 903 1,259 | 1,166 843 432 550 6,574 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 1 25 From Table II above it may be seen that the two Cariboo offices of Quesnel and Williams Lake had a total of 1,393 cases. Those two offices had a case load of 1,334 at the end of the previous fiscal year, and thus it may be seen that their total case load increased by 59 cases only during the current one. That increase amounted to 4.4 per cent. The North Central Interior offices of Prince George Main, Prince George Sub, and Vanderhoof had a total of 2,857 cases on March 31, 1963. Their caseload one year previous totalled 2,498, and thus the increase during the fiscal year 1962/63 amounted to 359. That made an increase of 14.8 per cent. The Peace River offices of Dawson Creek and Fort St. John had a total case load of 2,324 at the end of the fiscal year, and a case load of 1,824 at the end of the previous fiscal year. The increase in those two offices was 27.4 per cent, a figure well above the regional average of 16.2 per cent. Although the increase in the Peace River area was general to all categories, it was particularly notable in the category of Child Welfare. The number of these cases increased from 334 to 459 during the year, and that increase of 125 cases amounts to 37.4 per cent. In the North Central Interior offices the increase in Child Welfare amounted to 4.8 per cent, and in the Cariboo offices it amounted to 8.5 per cent. It is also well to notice that increase in Social Allowance cases in the Peace River were greater than elsewhere, being 37.8 per cent in the Peace River area, 26.9 per cent in the North Central Interior area, and 5.2 per cent in the Cariboo. Social Allowance cases included inordinate numbers of single transient men seeking employment in the construction projects of the area, and since a great many of them congregated in downtown Dawson Creek, there was a natural concern by many local residents. A men's hostel would appear of some advantage in handling this matter, and possibilities of establishing such were pursued with prospect of success in the next fiscal year. It was in Prince George that resources were developed. In May, 1962, a second receiving home was opened and a group-living home for girls known as " K Kottage " established. The latter was made possible through the sponsorship of the Nechako Kiwanis Club. With a capacity of six, it was home to four girls by the end of the fiscal year. Another development in Prince George was the creation of a rehabilitation committee comprised of representatives of the local health unit, National Employment Service, and our Department. With the guidance and consultative help of the Rehabilitation Service, Vancouver, the committee began reviewing cases of handicapped persons in October, 1962. In the Prince George sub-office, which handles unemployed employable applicants for Social Allowance, a study of clients' needs and services provided to them was pursued. It is anticipated that a report of the findings will be made in a few months. Promoted from social worker to assistant district supervisor in Prince George as of May 1, 1962, Mr. R. K. Butler was again promoted to the position of district supervisor and transferred to Dawson Creek August 27, 1962, where he replaced Miss Eileen Evans upon her resignation. On December 17, 1962, Mr. Douglas Mack was made assistant district supervisor in Prince George. Many persons and organizations in the region are giving help and encouragement to staff, and our sincere thanks go out to them. I 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA REGION VI A. E. Bingham, Regional Administrator Region VI celebrated its 10th birthday in May of the year under review. The region was set up on May 1, 1952, and the first Regional Administrator was Miss Mary King, who is now the Superintendent of Child Welfare. One may ask, what is a social welfare region and what purpose does it serve? Region VI is a working group of field offices, both provincial and municipal, serving the public in the Fraser Valley and the Fraser Canyon up to Boston Bar. It was set up as a means of providing the best in social welfare services quickly and efficiently. This is achieved in part by decentralization, which is the making of authority available at local level. As far as possible, all decisions relating to individual persons are made within the region. Another advantage to the regional system is that it gives scope to adjusting services to meet individual circumstances. There are differences from one part of the Province to another, such as living conditions, employment opportunities, and the cost of living. The regional boundaries have not changed during the 10-year period. The region extends eastward from the City of White Rock and the Municipalities of Surrey and Pitt Meadows along each side of the Fraser River to approximately Boston Bar and the summit of the Hope-Princeton Highway. According to information supplied by school districts, the population of the region is 183,000. This is an increase of 70,000 during the 10 years the region has been in existence. The region is served by five Provincial district offices and Surrey Social Welfare Department, a municipal amalgamated office. The Provincial offices are located in White Rock, Langley, Haney, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The Chilliwack district office has a sub-office at Hope, and the Abbotsford district office operates a sub-office in Mission. The Municipality of Surrey has its own social welfare department. The Provincial Government provides one-half the staff of social workers plus a casework supervisor. In September of the year under review the Surrey Social Welfare Department moved into the new Surrey Municipal Hall. This splendid building assists greatly in the provision of social welfare services to the residents of Surrey. At March 31, 1963, the region was staffed with 34Vi social workers, 1 assistant district supervisor, 4 district supervisors, 1 municipal administrator, and 1 Regional Administrator. It is interesting to compare this with the 17 social workers, 3 district supervisors, and 2 municipal administrators shown in the first regional report tabled 10 years ago. Three main divisions can be made of the services provided during the year— Categorical Aid, Social Assistance, and Family and Child Welfare Services. The categorical assistance provides benefits, based on average need, to identifiable groups of needy people who can demonstrate need within terms of legislation. These are shown in Table I as Blind Persons' Assistance, Old-age Assistance, Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance, and Disabled Persons' Assistance. Almost one-half of our regional case load is composed of categorical assistance. It is interesting to note the slight decrease in categorical assistance to persons age 65 and over during the past two years. Census figures show that this age-group residing in the region has increased by 57.9 per cent during the past 10 years. One aspect of this work with this group that is not often heard about is the work done by our staff in the placement of elderly persons in boarding homes, private hospitals, or arranging alternate care by housekeeper service. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 27 Social Allowance serves as a residual resource for people who are insufficiendy cared for through other programmes and provisions. In the year under review, Social Allowance was granted for two main groups—the unemployable individual, or the family in which the father was not able to work, and the employable individual, or the family in which the father is able to work if work is available. The needs of this financially dependent group vary greatiy. Personal inadequacies exist, and supplementary services are needed along with financial assistance. Many of these people have long-term disabilities and social problems. In Table I we see that at March 31, 1963, there were 4,231 Social Allowance cases in the region. Of these, 1,341 were employable persons. The unemployed man who does not have a skill, or if his skill is no longer needed, requires a lot of help and encouragement. It is a difficult time for him and most disheartening. He needs vocational and social counselling to assist him back into the work force. The Family Service and Child Welfare case load increased by 324 cases during the year. There are two factors which played a part in this increase. First, there is an increasing number of children in the region. According to the 1951 Census, there were 30,870 children in the region between the ages of 5 and 19 years. In 1961 the same group numbered 57,362, or an increase of 85.8 per cent. Second, there is a broadening of services to children. In the year under review, Family Service became the administrative responsibility of the Child Welfare Division, and there is an emphasis on the prevention services as well as protection services for children. Family Service, in general terms, is help given parents with problems which affect the parents' ability to provide proper care and guidance for their children. Child Welfare services given in the region during the year included services and protection to children in care, to children of unmarried parents and their mothers, to children placed in adoption homes, and to children involved in or threatened by social situations which placed them in jeopardy. During the year, 264 children were taken into care in the region. Of these, 167 were separated from their parents by Court because of neglect, deprivation, or other harmful influence. Housekeeper services were extended wherever possible to prevent needless separation of children from their parents. Ninety-one children were placed on an adoption basis in the region during the year; 83 were placed in homes of Protestant faith and 8 in homes of the Roman Catholic faith. What happens to children who are in our foster-home programme over long periods of time? One file shows what social workers and foster-parents can and do accomplish. In March a ward turned age 21 and was discharged. The ward was in care 16 years, and at the time of discharge was on an education course at the University of British Columbia. Bursary scholarships and summer earnings paid fees at the University, and maintenance was extended by the Department of Social Welfare. At the time this report is tabled, this ward is teaching school. The staff are called upon to cope with complex human problems. So that they might be kept up to date with developments in the problem-solving process, several training institutes were held. An inter-regional conference was held in November at Nanaimo. The theme was " Case-load Management," and the institute leader was Mr. G. W. Pepper, Assistant Professor of the School of Social Work, University of British Columbia. In January the supervisors and the Regional Administrator attended a workshop on administration, given by John S. Morgan, of the Toronto School of Social Work. I 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA If an emergency or disaster occurs in a community involving Vancouver or the Fraser Valley, regional staff would be called upon to assist, providing emergency welfare services. With this in mind, five of the staff attended an Emergency Welfare Services Course in January. The joint rehabilitation survey made in Chilliwack during the previous year resulted in the selection of 60 cases as a demonstration group of rehabilitation cases. These were social welfare recipients who had health problems, long-term disabilities, marginal skills, and social problems. At the end of the year, 21 of the 60 cases were considered rehabilitated and 8 were still under review. One young person seriously handicapped by a congenital deformity may have qualified for public assistance for the next 40 years. At the time this report is tabled, he is training on the job as a radio and television benchman. This was accomplished through the concerted efforts of medical, social, and vocational professionals working as a rehabilitation team. A local rehabilitation committee was set up in Chilliwack in the year under review to assist in the rehabilitation of disabled persons in that area, whether in receipt of public assistance or not. Four Provincial offices again co-operated with the Provincial Mental Hospital in a programme of placement of selected patients in approved boarding homes; one of the persons so cared for had been a patient of the Provincial Mental Hospital for 30 years. This patient is co-operative and has adjusted well in the boarding home. The region provided field placements and skilled supervision for five students from the School of Social Work for the 1962/63 University term. An important development in our work was a new policy worked out with the Indian Affairs Branch. This policy came into effect in this region on January 1, 1963. It allows us to extend social welfare services to the Indian living off the reserve. This is a significant step as some Indians are moving from reserves into urban centres. We appreciate very much the help extended during the year by municipal officials, school authorities, public health personnel, and many other community people. A special word of appreciation to the members of the Department in this region and the social workers and clerical staff employed by municipalities for their helpful co-operation. Table I.—Numerical and Percentage Comparison of Case Load by Major Categories in Region VI as at March 31st for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent 183 4,024 60 1,251 4,068 322 1,196 117 1.6 35.9 0.5 11.1 36.3 2.9 10.7 1.0 251 4,231 66 1,221 3,954 336 1,452 3 2.2 36.8 0 6 10.7 34.3 Disabled Persons' Allowance Child Welfare 2.8 12.6 002 Totals - 11,221 100.0 11.514 innn REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 29 Table II.—Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative Offices of Region VI as at March 31,1963 Category Abbotsford Chilliwack Haney Langley Surrey White Rock Total 19 838 16 249 899 78 235 1 129 1,043 16 278 680 64 408 26 450 5 139 404 36 153 1 14 481 10 128 468 40 157 1 62 1,245 16 364 1,231 99 454 1 174 3 63 272 19 45 251 4,231 Blind Persons' Allowance Old-age Assistance... Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance _ _ Disabled Persons' Allowance Child Welfare 66 1,221 3,954 336 1,452 - 1 3 Totals 2,335 2,618 1,214 1,299 3,471 577 11,514 REGION VII W. E. Crossley, Regional Administrator There was no change in the regional area this past year. The region covers the area embraced by Milbanke Sound on the south to the Alaska Border on the north and from the Queen Charlotte Islands east to the village of Endako. Figures obtained in May, 1963, indicate that the population in the region is increasing quickly, with our regional population at the end of 1961 believed to be 51,163 people. Of this number, nearly 7,000 are Indians on reserves, which is more than one-fifth of the Indians on reserves in the Province as a whole. The Municipality of Terrace is the fastest-growing area in the region, as is indicated by the fact that in the past year the building permits estimated per capita in Terrace were second only to Prince George, the highest in the Province. The economic conditions in the region this year vary from east to west. In the Prince Rupert-Kitimat-Terrace area the economy was quite buoyant with jobs available. In January of this year the Alaska ferry system connecting Prince Rupert and Alaska opened, so that toward the end of the year there was an appreciable increase in the number of tourists passing through the region to utilize this new system. This will no doubt become a factor of economic importance. In the eastern portion of the region however, the weather conditions made it impossible to work in the bush, so that there was a grave slump in the number of people employed in the lumber activities. This led to an increase in the Social Allowance case loads in the Smithers and Burns Lake area. This past year has seen some improvement in standards of services extended. In the Prince Rupert office, due to increased staff becoming more and more effective, there has been a considerable drop in the case load and an over-all increase in the standards of the social work extended. There has been also in the region as a whole an increase in the citizen interest and participation of a positive nature in the work of the Department, which has been most heartening. However, in the Smithers-Burns Lake area the case loads have increased, bringing a great deal of pressure to bear on the staff, who are to be commended on their efforts to maintain an adequate level of services. In the matter of office accommodation, a great stride was made this year when the Prince Rupert office moved to new efficient quarters located on the main floor of " Friendship House " when this building was completed in January. Since the other floor is partially devoted to a dormitory for transient men, which we utilize for our cases, and since the building is a centre of activity for Alcoholics Anonymous and other community groups, we are in a very strong position to participate whole-heartedly in these positive citizen efforts. With the Burns Lake office moving I 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA to new quarters in 1960 and the Smithers office moving to new quarters in 1961, all offices in the region are in suitable accommodation, with the exception of the Terrace office, where the space being utilized will require reorganization. There have been some highlights in the region this year which have been encouraging. In Prince Rupert the Indian project mentioned in last year's report has continued, with further research and with some success emerging in the application of intensive casework to a selected case load of Indian familities living in an urban area. The participation of the staff in community endeavours has increased tremendously. The district supervisor is a member of two local committees doing work with children in the community. There is a Youth Guidance Committee, made up of school personnel, local employers, and National Employment Service representatives, studying the problem of school drop-outs and endeavouring to help the individual children affected. This year a professional committee has become active in the diagnosing and treating of learning and behaviour problems presented by children in the school system. The district supervisor of our Department and public health and school personnel make up this committee. The Friendship House Association formed a sub-committee who are now busily engaged in raising funds to develop resources for children. Their first project is a receiving home; then- second project will be a home for girls. A receiving home for infants with a capacity of four was opened in Prince Rupert in late March of this year. In Terrace the Christian Welfare Council, a group of local citizens after reorganizing their membership, has now become a very positive body, which will, I believe, accomplish its goal of opening a receiving home for our Department to use for children in need of this service. The Old Age Pensioners Association is also busily engaged studying what type of housing it will provide for citizens in this area. We have met with them several times in this respect. This year a television station opened in Terrace covering the Kitimat and Prince Rupert areas. This medium becoming available has been a very positive step, and the Department has participated in several programmes of a public information nature. In Smithers progress was made in October when a worker was appointed to undertake the special Indian project sponsored jointly by our Department and the Federal Indian Affairs Branch, to work closely with the people on reservations to try to strengthen the family life and overcome other conditions leading to neglect of children on reserves. By the end of the fiscal year this project was already proving valuable. The two Indian projects mentioned have meant the attendance at several meetings of the workers concerned and myself with the Joint Federal- Provincial Committee on Indian Affairs. These meetings have been both educational and productive. In the Smithers area another encouraging development was the opening of the " Gardiner Home," a group-living home for teen-age boys who have serious difficulties. The home is licensed to take six boys and will serve as a Provincial resource for this difficult-to-place group. In the Burns Lake area there has been a growing citizen interest in the work of the Department, but the receiving-home project mentioned in last year's report came to a halt when the priest heading the project was transferred; the new incumbent has not as yet had time to take on the project. There were no staff increases in the region this year, with the exception of the Indian Project Worker. After a period of relative stability there were staff changes in both the Prince Rupert and Terrace offices, which meant some reorganizing of case-load services. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 31 The staff-development programme shared with the Child Welfare Division, started last year, continued successfully this year. Miss Allen, of the Unmarried Parents Section, came to Terrace and gave a one-day institute, entitled " Working with Unmarried Parents," for the professional staff in the region, followed in July by Mr. T. D. Bingham, Deputy Superintendent of Child Welfare, who also gave a one-day institute in " Protective Services for Children" to the regional staff. A further staff-development programme was enjoyed at our joint regional conference with Region V in Prince George in November, when Miss F. McCubbin, of the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, presented a two- day institute in " Casework in Public Assistance." There is no doubt that as a result of these meetings the staff skills and interest in serving their clients were both increased and heightened. Table I.—Case Load by Major Categories in the District Administrative Offices of Region VII for the Year 1962/63 as at March 31, 1963 Category Burns Lake Prince Rupert Smithers Terrace Total 10 101 14 27 82 7 66 50 376 15 97 181 23 218 24 193 18 72 93 19 30 187 10 30 77 12 114 857 57 Old-age Assistance ..... — — Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance _._ 226 433 61 Child Welfare . .. 120 1 204 3 | 6 608 4 | 10 23 Totals — 311 ] 970 542 556 2,379 Referring to the above table, there is an increase in Burns Lake of 24 Social Allowance cases and 6 Child Welfare cases. The increase was compensated partly by a drop of 5 cases scattered throughout the remainder of the case load to bring the total increase to 25 cases. In Prince Rupert there was an encouraging continued drop in the total cases carried of 93 cases. Social Allowance dropped 125 cases, whilst Child Welfare dropped 8 cases. It will be noted, however, that Family Service cases showed a very healthy increase of 25 cases, which, together with minor increases in other categories, brought the final decrease to 93 last year. The increase in Family Service shows that the staff, with more time available, are now doing some preventive work. In the Smithers case load, due to economic conditions previously mentioned, the total increase in Social Allowance cases was 45. There were, however, numerous small increases in other categories, which reduced the total increase in the case load to 9 cases. In the Terrace area there was a decrease in the case load of 31 cases. The major decreases were in Social Allowance, with 32 cases less, and in Old-age Assistance, with 13 cases less. Increases which partially offset these were Child Welfare, up 7 cases, and Family Service, up 4 cases. We believe that the decrease in Social Allowance is due to two factors—an improved economic climate in the Terrace area as well as a specialized Social Allowance Worker developing skills in assisting people back to work. I 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table II.—Cas Load by Major Categories in Region VII as at March 31st for the Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Category 1961/62 1962/63 Number Per Cent Number Per Cent Family Service 88 945 64 237 466 55 591 23 3.6 38.2 2.6 9.6 18.9 2.3 23.9 0.9 114 857 57 226 433 61 608 23 4.7 36.0 Blind Persons' Allowance _ 2.3 9.8 18.2 2.6 Child Welfare 25.5 0.9 Totals — 2,469 100.0 2,379 100.0 This table, which gives a contrast on a regional basis between the total cases in the region at the end of the comparative fiscal years, shows one or two significant facts. The increase in Family Service cases took place in Prince Rupert and indicates the proper utilization of staff in that area. The decrease in the percentage of Social Allowance cases from 38.2 per cent in the previous year to 36 per cent this year is largely due to the decrease in this case load in Prince Rupert. This is a very healthy trend. The always tragic increase in Child Welfare cases is a result of an almost unavoidable increase in the number of children in care in most offices in a region where the population is expanding rapidly and includes a large Indian population. In the year past we have again received excellent co-operation from the municipal staffs in Terrace, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert, the per capita municipalities in the region who administer Social Allowance. We have also received helpful cooperation from the police, the medical profession, school authorities, community organizations, municipal governments, barristers, as well as many others who have helped us serve those in need. The staff members are to be congratulated on their efforts to serve their clients. On behalf of the Department I extend my thanks to all these groups and individuals in the region. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 33 PART III.—SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION DIVISION R. J. Burnham, Assistant Director of Social Welfare SOCIAL ALLOWANCES SECTION Social assistance is a comprehensive provision enabling financial maintenance and supporting services to be available to disabled and unemployed persons and to families lacking a bread-winner. During the year under review, assistance was provided for an average of 60,000 single persons, heads of families, and dependents monthly, representing a total average case load of 27,556. Some 59,400 applications for assistance were processed, an average of approximately 227 per social worker. A proportion of this was accounted for by single unemployed transient men who have made application for help to social welfare offices throughout the Province as they have moved about in search of employment. In order to prevent duplication of assistance to this group, it has been necessary to administer assistance on a voucher basis, and this has occasioned added strain on staff time. Some 3,000 persons are cared for monthly in boarding and nursing homes. The over-all amount of assistance (Table IV) is reduced approximately 2 per cent from the year 1961/62, but represents a high figure in relation to the general prosperity of the Province. It is believed this is attributable in part to the changes in the employment needs in modern technology, which call for increasingly higher levels of education and skill. Chronic dependency to a lesser extent is a contributing factor. This is the tendency of some of those in receipt of assistance to give up effort on their own behalf, and becomes more marked in its effect the longer assistance is continued. A considerable amount of effort is devoted to overcoming this problem. The large numbers of cases closed each month, shown in Table II, for March, 1963, testifies to the very high and constructive level of staff activity in helping services, as well as to the continuing effort on their own behalf of the bulk of unemployed recipients. In Table III the numbers of recipients are broken down for the various regions and local areas into which the Province is divided for administrative purposes. The rate of assistance as compared with the previous year is decreased in five of the seven regions, slighdy increased in a sixth, and markedly increased in the remaining region, which embraces the Cariboo, Prince George, and Peace River areas. The level of staff effort in this programme, not only in the administration of financial help, but in providing the attendant rehabilitative and other constructive services, is remarkable when it is measured into account that they must be responsible for all other categories of service. I 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table I.—Case Load and Number of Persons Assisted by Month for Fiscal Year 1962/63 Heads of Families Dependents Single Recipients Total Case Load April, 1962 11,448 34,045 16,329 61,822 27,777 May, 1962 11,260 32,952 16,068 60,280 27,328 June, 1962 11,153 32,765 16,026 59,944 27,179 July, 1962 10,561 30,634 15,271 56,466 25,832 August, 1962 10,306 29,511 15,349 55,166 25,655 September, 1962 10,408 28,831 14,375 53,614 24,783 October, 1962 10,421 30,115 15,363 55,899 25,784 November, 1962 11,006 32,178 16,228 59,412 27,234 December, 1962 11,686 34,174 16,807 62,667 28,493 January, 1963 12,179 36,043 16,857 65,079 29,036 February, 1963 _ 12,102 36,232 17,082 65,416 29,184 March, 1963. 12,012 35,625 16,774 64,411 28,786 Table II.—Comparative Figures of Cases Opened and Closed March, 1961 March, 1962 March, 1963 Opened Closed 4,737 4,636 4,422 4,928 4,446 4,673 Table III.—Comparative Totals by Region and Unorganized and Organized Territory of Recipients and Dependents in March, 1963, 1962, and 1961 PROVINCIAL MUNICIPAL Mar., Mar., Mar., Mar., Mar., Mar., 1963 1962 1961 1963 1962 1961 Region I— Alberni 315 337 313 Alberni 183 128 142 Courtenay 1,165 1,188 1,326 Courtenay __.._ 100 125 125 Duncan 341 329 331 Central Saanich 37 44 44 Nanaimo 1,000 1,166 986 Duncan 135 114 126 Victoria _.. 528 636 590 Esquimalt _..__ 132 162 137 Nanaimo 519 581 788 North Cowichan 268 300 265 Oak Bay 48 49 46 Port Alberni 446 396 384 Saanich 480 506 600 Victoria 1,396 1,492 1,686 3,349 3,656 3,546 3,744 3,897 4,343 ■ 7,093 7,553 7,889 Region II— New Westminster..... 65 86 55 Burnaby 2,499 2,419 2,403 Vancouver 470 466 448 Coquitlam 746 669 998 Westview 105 78 99 Delta 342 347 290 New Westminster 1,679 1,677 1,553 N. Vancouver City 617 483 551 N. Vancouver District 374 309 335 Port Coquitlam 261 321 278 Port Moody 163 197 182 Powell River 277 187 199 Richmond 660 766 701 Vancouver 15,393 14,785 14,318 West Vancouver 98 92 129 640 630 602 23,109 22,252 21,937 23,749 22,882 22,539 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 35 Table III.—Comparative Totals by Region and Unorganized and Organized Territory of Recipients and Dependents in March, 1963, 1962, and 1961—Continued PROVINCIAL MUNICIPAL Mar., Mar,. Mar., Mar., Mar., Mar., 1963 1962 1961 1963 1962 1961 Region III— Kamloops 1,417 1,432 1,896 Armstrong 38 37 22 Kelowna 556 506 623 Enderby 33 40 27 Lillooet 424 552 Kamloops 638 574 427 Penticton 1,059 1,033 929 Kelowna 418 409 310 Salmon Arm 546 610 562 North Kamloops _.. 311 366 — Vernon _ _ 592 746 902 Penticton _ 883 925 690 Revelstoke 149 83 84 Salmon Arm District... 209 251 252 Summerland 170 169 152 Vernon _ _ 411 395 354 4,594 4,879 4,912 Region IV— Cranbrook _.. 832 1,021 1,115 Creston 783 735 640 Fernie 133 99 112 Grand Forks 255 290 212 Nelson 809 1,085 859 New Denver 249 229 171 Trail 524 620 606 3,585 4,079 3,715 3,260 3,249 2,340 Cranbrook Fernie 271 119 93 575 107 95 27 172 339 107 686 831 131 98 Greenwood Kimberley Nelson Rossland Trail 11 176 419 81 212 28 92 326 130 889 1,382 2,108 2,525 Region V— Fort St. John ... Dawson Creek . Prince George . Quesnel Vanderhoof Williams Lake . 606 302 323 1,130 944 652 1,579 1,338 1,354 651 655 577 211 273 289 634 506 608 4,811 4,018 3,803 Chilliwack City 2,965 2,251 1,847 Region VI— 320 714 107 264 679 131 327 628 122 566 1,118 _ 151 1,037 1,017 951 483 _ 156 190 ... 3,887 310 445 1,101 145 971 1,084 810 455 177 175 4,503 298 456 Chilliwhack Tp. . 1,083 Haney Langley City Langley Township Maple Ridge Matsqui Mission District Mission Town Sumas Surrey — White Rock 140 867 1,146 843 498 133 220 4,153 310 Kitimat 1,141 1,074 1,077 9,866 10,164 9,849 Region VII— . .. 170 199 304 487 125 184 414 497 97 55 580 280 88 596 370 59 220 556 104 949 Smithers Terrace Terrace 556 1,050 1,115 1,192 915 1,054 1,564 7,854 8,128 7,252 4,967 6,187 6,240 Dawson Creek 979 1,009 739 Fort St. John 198 107 106 Prince George 1,209 802 691 Quesnel __ 579 333 311 7,776 6,269 5,650 11,007 11,238 10,926 1,965 2,169 2,756 64,411 64,426 63,252 I 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table IV.—Expenditures by the Province for Social Allowances, Medical Services, etc. Fiscal Year 1960/61 Fiscal Year 1961/62 Fiscal Year 1962/63 Basic Social Allowances Repatriation, transportation within the Province, nursing- and boarding-home care (other than tuberculosis), special allowances and grants Emergency payments, such as where a family may lose its home by fire or similar circumstances Municipal and Provincial cases— (a) Tuberculosis, boarding-, nursing-, and private-home cases ._ _ (b) Transportation of tuberculosis cases (c) Comforts allowance for tuberculosis cases Hospitalization of social assistance cases $21,406,719.50 3,020,886.15 50,492.14 319,920.87 2,170.00 4,825.00 14,269.55 $25,365,840.91 3,240,890.05 16,860.76 262,494.56 1,553.86 5,002.00 13,796.90 $24,782,325.09 3,119,601.81 11,352.44 206,513.48 1,394.75 4,335.65 11,629.30 Gross Social Allowance costs as per Public Accounts Less municipal share of costs and sundry credits Net Social Allowances . Administration and operation of New Denver Pavilion , Medical services and drugs Totals $24,819,283.21 2,545,723.88 $28,906,439.04 3,437,805.71 $28,137,152.52 3,081,287.10 $22,273,559.33 22,303.13 4,087,943.73 $25,468,633.33 19,708.73 4,123,807.86 $25,055,865.42 20,766.83 4,109,238.36 $26,383,806.19 $29,612,149.92 $29,185,870.61 For the fiscal year 1962/63 the Province received from the Federal Government re:— Unemployment Assistance Agreement $13,028,732.59 Welfare assistance to immigrants 68.70 Sundry 4,803.88 Total $ 13,033,605.17 REHABILITATION It is recognized increasingly that the concepts of the employability and unem- ployability of the individual are related to employment opportunity as well as to actual physical, mental, or social disability. Given unlimited employment opportunity, severely disabled people are, in fact, employable. On the other hand, where there is a restriction in employment opportunity, people who are mildly handicapped or who are less favoured in knowledge and skills may find themselves less employable. Under these conditions the motivation of the individual becomes a more important factor. The social worker can often resolve the problem of insufficient motivation, but it is usually not in his hands to provide employment opportunity. A comprehensive rehabilitative programme must combine provision of opportunity for employment, opportunity for health restoration, and opportunity for education and training with social-work services, including skilled casework, oriented to helping the individual take advantage of available opportunity. Such a comprehensive programme for disabled people has been continued from the previous year on a project basis in Nanaimo, Chilliwack, and Prince George. Representatives of the National Employment Service, Provincial Health Department and Department of Social Welfare, meeting at regular intervals, screen and process selected cases. Casework services are provided by the Department of Social Welfare. A number of disabled people have been successfully rehabilitated by this means, and the experience that has been gained is being applied on a more general basis. Mention must also be made of comprehensive rehabilitative efforts made by the staff of the various other offices throughout the Province, formal and informal, in co-ordination with other agencies and disciplines. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 37 Apart from this, large numbers of employed and unemployed persons are assisted daily throughout the Province as a part of the regular services associated with provision of assistance. It is statistically impossible to show what actual proportion of cases closed may be directly or indirectly owing to the efforts of staff in personal interrelationship with assistance recipients. It can reasonably be considered that thousands of persons are benefited to at least some extent in this way. Specific rehabilitative services have included individual counselling and referrals for training under the Provincial vocational training programme. The latter may make provision for payment of maintenance, tuition, books, and travelling expenses on behalf of successful candidates. Approximately one in five of those accepted for training were social assistance recipients. As more training facilities become available under the present building programme, it is anticipated that the opportunities of this Department for successful rehabilitation services will be increased. FAMILY SERVICE Family services basically involve provision of skilled personal help intended to strengthen family life, to assist in the resolution of personal problems, and to generally foster sound social and character development. During the year, responsibility for family services to persons not in receipt of assistance was transferred to the Child Welfare Division, and it is anticipated that this will be to the particular advantage of the social assistance programme in enabling attention to be focused more directly on the problem of the social assistance recipient. In the social assistance programme the basic purpose of family services is to prevent or to ameliorate the consequence of prolonged dependence on public assistance. These consequences constitute an extremely critical public concern in its programmes for the prevention of social breakdown with its high costs in delinquency and crime, mental illness, child neglect, and continued future public dependency. A particular concern has been centred on family separation and desertion. This problem is intensified by economic stress, which tends to break weaker family ties. The first concern of the social worker is prevention of family breakdown and, failing this, restoration of family units. When these are not possible, the wife is required to seek legal maintenance. In practice the deserting husband is usually difficult to locate, and when found cannot too often be successfully obliged to provide maintenance. A great deal of staff effort is devoted to the problems of planning and placement for elderly citizens requiring some form of institutional care. It is hoped that in time a study can be undertaken to determine the adequacy of present facilities in meeting their needs and the extent to which improved provisions might be made for their care in their own homes. OLD AGE SECURITY Requests received from the Old Age Security Division for assistance to elderly persons who are encountering difficulties with documents or correspondence in completing applications for Old Age Security, from April 1, 1962, to March 31, 1963, are as follows:— Pending as at April 1, 1962 Nil Received during fiscal year 14 Total case load 14 Total reports completed 10 Requests cancelled 3 Requests pending at March 31, 1963 1 I 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA GENERAL During the year 30 Boards of Review were held, of which 19 were in favour of the applicant. CONCLUSION The Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division wishes to give its thanks to all Provincial and municipal staff, including clerical personnel, who have so ably carried forward the work of this programme. Thanks are especially owing to the field social workers, who have given so very generously of their energies and professional skills on behalf of both the public and of the social assistance recipient. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 39 CHILD WELFARE DIVISION Miss Mary K. King, Superintendent FAMILIES NEED SERVICE There is a tendency in our concern to give service to children out of their own homes to become so involved with the problem of what to do with the juvenile delinquent, the emotionally disturbed, or behaviour-disordered child, and the mentally and physically handicapped child that sight is lost of the family from which the child comes and to whom he belongs. The importance is also lost of the broader social needs which, if met, could prevent to a large measure the need to remove children from their own homes. Children are born into families and grow up in families, where they are shaped and moulded. The need, then, is to help families provide a sound, healthy environment in which their children may grow to physically and emotionally healthy adulthood. This means families having work and adequate incomes, living in healthy communities, and having their own needs met sufficiently well to enable them to give loving and understanding care to their children. It requires emotional maturity and great strength of character to meet the daily stress and frustration created by lack of work, marginal income, poor housing, ill health, and lack of wholesome recreational and social activities. Yet many families who are least well equipped emotionally and physically to raise their children amid such frustrations must try to do so. We will not prevent children from coming into conflict with the law as juvenile delinquents or help children remain and be cared for and treated in their own homes unless we have primary concern for the needs of the family and how these can best be met on a broad social basis and in individual situations. PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT SERVICE NEEDED One way of providing a part of this service would appear to be the provision, on a broad community basis, of an educational programme of preparation for marriage and parenthood. Family service and child-care agencies and public welfare departments have attempted to provide parent education programmes through group discussions and individual counselling. Within the limits of their size and structure, they have proven the value of such programmes. However, these agencies can only touch a small number of the young adults and families who require help in assuming the responsibility of marriage and parenthood. This would appear to be a need requiring broad community concern and action. 2,562 Children Admitted to Care The fact that, of the 2,562 children admitted to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and three Children's Aid Societies this year, 1,375 were apprehended under the Protection of Children Act for reason of neglect and 86 were committed under the Juvenile Delinquents Act (see Table VII) indicates the size of the problem and the need for a preventive programme to help parents assume the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood. There is need for such a preventive programme to be undertaken, while at the same time counselling and environmental services to families who are already in trouble need to be increased and intensified. A good deal has been learned about methods of reaching and working with these families, known as the " multi-problem family." It will take time and money to put the necessary programmes into effect, but the time and money spent should result I 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA in a lessening of the juvenile delinquency problem and in the number of children removed from their own homes. SERVICE GIVEN TO FAMILIES During the past fiscal year 2,178 families (who were not in receipt of financial assistance) were given a casework service (see Table I). In the majority of these families the service needed was of a protective nature as conditions of child neglect or potential neglect existed. Three hundred and fifty-two other families received services through the provision of custody reports for the Supreme Court; immigration reports for the Department of Citizenship and Immigration for children under 18 years of age entering British Columbia from other countries to live with persons other than parents; and legitimation reports for the Division of Vital Statistics (see Table II). A further service is given to families through the meeting of requests for service from the Family Allowances Division (see Table III). DIVERSITY OF PLACEMENT RESOURCES There is a growing need for a diversity of placement resources to meet the needs of the increasing number of children who are being cared for each year. Eight thousand five hundred and twenty-two children were cared for by the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during the past fiscal year. This was an increase of 812 over the previous year. Six thousand three hundred and thirty- six children remained in the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies at the end of the fiscal year March 31, 1963, an increase of 684 children (see Table IV). A large number of these children can best be cared for in family foster homes. Some children require temporary care while the mother is ill or family conditions and relationships are such that the child needs to be placed elsewhere or while the child is receiving special medical care or is awaiting placement in an adoption home (see Table VIII). Other children require permanent foster-home care when they cannot return to their own home or are not legally free or physically and mentally fit for adoption placement. Of the 2,186 children who were discharged from the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during the past fiscal year, only 1,302 were returned to their own families and 402 were discharged through completion of an adoption or through placement in an adoption home (see Tables IX and X). A more intensive service is being asked of our foster-parents for many children as an increasing number of children are requiring special care. For example, statistical figures for 1962/63 show that roughly one-third of the children in care as at March 31, 1963, were between the ages of 12 and 17 (see Table VI). This is the most difficult age to work with as many of the children are unable to establish relationships with adults due to early emotional deprivation and physical neglect and many have formed behaviour patterns that are difficult to live with. In the younger age-group, where 25 per cent of the children were between the ages of 6 and 11 (see Table VI), an increasing number were admitted to care who were emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, or subnormal. It is becoming necessary, therefore, to plan an educational and training programme for foster-parents and to financially reimburse foster-parents for the kinds of service being requested of them. Placement resources (including correctional institutions and hospitals) other than foster homes were used by 435 children in the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during the past fiscal year. Sixty-three REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 41 of these children received treatment for emotional disturbance in one of the seven treatment centres used (see Table VII). The foregoing figures do not include the children who lived in family-group homes operated by the Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies. In co-operation with the Mental Health Services Children's Clinic, the Department of Social Welfare opened a third group-living home to care for and treat six boys between the ages of 11 and 16 years. Central City Mission also opened its third group-living home, which has a similar purpose. The number of special placement resources is slowly growing in both the public and private child welfare programmes. However, there continues to be an urgent need for treatment resources for the emotionally disturbed and mentally ill child and for the young adolescent and older boy whose poor behaviour pattern is so strongly established that he requires a long-term residential care which provides a well-structured therapeutic programme. It is expected that during the next year further gains may be made toward establishing these resources. MAINTENANCE COSTS The cost of maintaining children in the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and three Children's Aid Societies was $4,286,872.86, an increase of $470,- 579.05 over last year. Collections from various sources, including parents, pensions, and workmen's compensation, were $913,818.49, an increase of $135,000.48 over the previous year (see Table XIII). This increase in cost is related to the increase of 416 in the number of children admitted to care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during the past year (see Table VII). PROGRESS OF CHILDREN Most of the children coming into care of a child-caring agency and remaining in care have suffered emotional and physical deprivation. Many of these children overcome this difficult start and find a satisfactory place for themselves in life. Seven wards of the Superintendent of Child Welfare were able to attend university during the past fiscal year, and 37 wards achieved training through a vocational programme. Other older children achieved a place in life satisfying to themselves and to their foster-parents. One hundred and sixty-four wards of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies were discharged from care at 21 years of age. Fifty-five girls were discharged from care when they married. Twenty-two children died during this fiscal year for reasons such as pneumonia in infancy, accident, and other serious physical illnesses. An increasing number of children are being adopted by their foster-parents. During the past year 77 wards of the Superintendent of Child Welfare were adopted in this way. Many of these children were children with special needs and might not have found the security of a permanent home if the foster-parents had not become so fond of them that they wished to have them as their own through adoption. NEW LEGISLATION The Family and Children's Court Act and Training-schools Act were passed by the Legislature, to become effective July 1, 1963. The Family and Children's Court Act will make the Court a Court of Record, emphasize the need for service to the family as a preventive measure, make provision for increased community participa- I 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA tion through a structured community committee, and emphasize the need for local community placement resources in which boys and girls can be held in their own communities for observation and study pending a recommendation being made to the Court for disposition of the case. The Training-schools Act, among other measures, will provide for provisional and final release to be under Provincial jurisdiction. It is recognized by many that the so-called juvenile delinquent is like any other child with problems, with the exception that he has come into conflict with the law and is better known to the community than the mentally ill or emotionally disturbed child. However, the cause of the problem is basically the same, stemming from family disturbances and disruption, and the treatment of the problem is similar in that it involves casework service to the family and the provision of diversified placement resources and treatment. Because of this it is not practical to separate the services for the younger so- called delinquent child (under 16 years of age), who has come into conflict with the law, from the main stream of a child welfare programme. Courts have given recognition to this by the increasing number of children being committed to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies under the Juvenile Delinquents Act. Eighty-six children were committed to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies this fiscal year, as against 54 in the previous year and 63 in 1960/61 (see Table VII). There were, as well, amendments to the Children of Unmarried Parents Act during the past fiscal year. The major amendments made provision for a three-party agreement among the mother, putative father, and Superintendent of Child Welfare in the form of a lump-sum cash settlement and for the rescinding of an affiliation order made under the Act. MORE UNMARRIED MOTHERS SERVED Two thousand seven hundred and eighteen unmarried mothers were served during this fiscal year by the Department of Social Welfare and three Children's Aid Societies. This is an increase of 79 over the previous year. The Department of Social Welfare field staff served 1,182 (an increase of 77), while the three Children's Aid Societies worked with 1,536 unmarried mothers, a similar number to the previous year. There will be some duplication in these figures as some of the unmarried mothers were known to both the Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies. Seventy-three maintenance orders, 97 agreements, and 17 cash settlements were made during this fiscal year. This was a considerable increase over last year, as was the amount of money collected, $126,606.90. CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK There were 116 more children born out of wedlock this fiscal year than in the previous year, but 9 less were born than in the fiscal year 1960/61. The largest number of children were born to mothers in the 20-29 age-group (see Table XIV). CHILDREN PLACED FOR ADOPTION Nine hundred and forty-one children were placed for adoption during this fiscal year. Five hundred and eighty-four children were placed by the Department of Social Welfare and 357 by the three Children's Aid Societies (see Tables XVI and XVII). Although placements increased by 77 (Department of Social Welfare, 51; REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 43 three Children's Aid Societies, 26), all children available for adoption could not be placed due to an increase in the number of children available for adoption and a continuing shortage of adoption homes. There were, in fact, 64 children (Department of Social Welfare, 12; three Children's Aid Societies, 52) of white racial origin and under 1 year with no problems of health living in foster homes and awaiting adoption placement as at March 31, 1963. ADOPTION HOMES AVAILABLE There were 101 adoption homes (Department of Social Welfare, 26; three Children's Aid Societies, 75) available for placement at the end of this fiscal year (see Table XV). This is a very narrow margin to work within, and it is hoped that the situation may be improved during the next fiscal year through special measures being planned. RELIGIOUS FAITH OF HOMES IN WHICH CHILDREN PLACED Five hundred homes of the Protestant faith, 81 homes of the Roman Catholic faith, 2 homes of the Hebrew faith, and 1 of the Confucian faith were used for adoption placement of children during the past fiscal year by the Department of Social Welfare (see Table XVI). The Catholic Children's Aid Society used 63 homes, making a total of 144 Roman Catholic homes used by the Department of Social Welfare and Catholic Children's Aid Society. This is an increase of 41 Roman Catholic homes, and it is hoped that this trend may continue. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS One hundred and seventy-two children with special needs were placed for adoption during this fiscal year by the Department of Social Welfare. This is one-third of the children placed by the Department for adoption and an increase of 5 over last year. Eighty-three of these children were of interracial origin or origin other than white, 42 had health problems, and 47 were over 1 year of age (see Table XXI). Included in the health problems were heart murmur, club foot, prematurity, slow development, anaemia, and several instances of mental retardation in the familial history. We are most appreciative of the assistance and co-operation of the Health Centre for Children. Apart from the thorough investigation which is undertaken in specific cases, the counsel and interpretation by the staff to us and the prospective adopting parents are of inestimable value. The evaluations obtained from the Health Clinic has enabled us to free for suitable placement a child who otherwise might never have known the security of an adoption home. COMPLETED ADOPTIONS One thousand four hundred and nine adoptions were completed during this fiscal year. Of these, 840 were Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies placements (Department of Social Welfare, 522; Children's Aid Societies, 318), 75 were private placements, 418 were step-parent, and 76 were other relative adoptions (see Table XXII). It is gratifying to note that the private placements continue to decrease each year. There were 33 less this year than in the previous fiscal year. It is believed that this is due to a better public understanding of the purpose of the adoption legislation and the use of social agencies in adoption placements. I 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA REVOCATION OF CONSENT One mother applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia under section 8, subsection (5), of the Adoption Act for revocation of her consent. The decision was made by the Supreme Court that it was in the best interest of the child to be adopted, and the mother was therefore not permitted to revoke her consent. CONCLUSION This past year has been a busy and hard-pressed one for the field and divisional staff of the Department of Social Welfare and for the three Children's Aid Societies. The devotion to duty and quality of service given by staff requires special commendation, as does the service given by our " other staff "—the foster- and group-living- home parents. All agencies are concerned with the urgent need to increase our service to families and to children in their own homes and to provide, as well, a service that will educate young people and married couples for family living and the rearing of children. It is expected that this coming year will see some advance in this regard. The large problem to be faced of preventing family breakdown and treating those who have failed is one to be shared by the community and Government. Each has a part to play, and desired goals can be achieved most quickly and satisfactorily by co-ordinated planning. The community, through the provision of private family service agencies, Children's Aid Societies, Association for Retarded Children, treatment centres such as The Children's Foundation, Sevenoaks, St. Euphrasia's School, and group-living homes, as provided by the Central City Mission, is already, with some Government financial support, making an excellent contribution to the development of the total programme. Heavy demands will continue on both community and Government in order to fully stem the tide of removal of children from their own homes and to provide psychiatric and social treatment for children who are mentally or emotionally ill or whose behaviour pattern is such that special care is required. In concluding this report I would like to thank all those who have contributed to Family and Child Welfare Services in this Province during the past year. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 45 STATISTICAL TABLES List of Tables Table I.—Family Services Cases. Table II.—Services Related to Protection of Children. Table III.—Requests Received from Family Allowances Division. Table IV.—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies. Table V.—Number of Children in Care by Legal Status, Region, Societies, and Other Agency Supervision. Table VI.—Children in Care by Age-group. Table VII.—Number of Children Admitted to Care by Legal Status. Table VIII.—Reasons for Admissions to Care. Table IX.—Number of Children Discharged from Care by Legal Status. Table X.—Reasons for Discharge. Table XI.—Reasons for Discharge by Legal Status. Table XII.—Children Receiving Institutional Care. Table XIII.—Maintenance Costs. Table XIV.—Number of Children Born out of Wedlock in British Columbia. Table XV.—Adoption Homes Awaiting Placement, in Which Placement Made and Closed. Table XVI.—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare by Religion. Table XVII.—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies. Table XVIII.—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare by Type of Placement. Table XIX.—Age of Child Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare. Table XX.—Child of Interracial Origin and Origin Other than White. Table XXI.—Number of Children with Special Needs Placed for Adoption. Table XXII.—Number of Legally Completed Adoptions. Table I.—Number of Family Service Cases (Not in Receipt of Financial Assistance from Department of Social Welfare) Served by Department of Social Welfare during the Fiscal Year 1962/63 and as at March 31, 1963.1 Total at Beginning of Month Opened Closed Total at End of Month Total at End of Same Month Previous Year April, 1962 May, 1962 June, 1962 July, 1962 August, 1962 September, 1962.. October, 1962—_ November, 1962 _ December, 1962.. January, 1963 __ February, 1963 .... March, 1963 1,325 1,352 1,375 1,408 1,432 1,455 1,450 1,495 1,512 1,491 1,502 1,538 162 201 184 167 187 202 203 171 110 175 208 208 135 178 151 143 164 207 158 154 131 164 172 145 1,352 1,375 1,408 1,432 1,455 1,450 1,495 1,512 1,491 1,502 1,538 1,601 1,289 1,291 1,292 1,275 1,275 1,254 1,244 1,239 1,270 1,297 1,299 1,325 1 This table was formerly shown in Family Service Section of the Family Division's annual report. I 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table II.—Cases1 Receiving Services from Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies2 Related to Protection of Children, by Type of Service, for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63. Type of Service Opened during Year Carried during Year Incomplete at End of Year 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 Custody Repatriation Immigration... 82 127 57 4 75 150 53 11 121 147 73 6 111 159 71 11 36 9 18 39 14 18 3 Totals . 270 289 347 352 63 74 i Cases are the number of family units receiving services on behalf of their children. 2 Children's Aid Societies are Vancouver Children's Aid Society, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. Table III.—Requests Received from Family Allowances Division, April 1, 1962, to March 31, 19631 Received during fiscal year 36 Referrals pending April 1, 1962 1 Total number of requests referred Referrals completed 37 33 Referrals pending March 31, 1963 1 This table was formerly shown in Family Service section of the Family Division's annual report. Table IV. — Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 during and as at the End of the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society 1,886 Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver 1,010 Children's Aid Society of Victoria 631 During 1962/63 4,995 Totals 3,527 8,522 At Mar. 31, 1963 3,763 1,356 811 406 2,573 6,336 1 Children's Aid Societies are Vancouver Children's Aid Society, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 47 Table V.—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status, by Region,1 Societies,2 and Other Agency8 Supervision as at March 31, 1963. P.C.A. Wards Before Court J.D.A. Wards Other Agency Non- wards, Wards, and Before Court O.P. Wards Non- wards Total Superintendent of Child Welfare Region I 308 451 509 161 427 429 295 26 55 58 29 54 49 18 43 12 19 12 17 13 10 26 12 17 8 7 13 2 8 7 4 6 11 2 57 48 42 7 42 65 21 460 586 Region III 652 221 553 580 Region VII 348 Totals _ - 2,580 147 89 289 9 126 13 7 85 38 38 22 282 37 1 3,400 228 135 S.C.W. children under other agency supervision S.C.W. and agency wards supervised by another Total children in care of Superintendent of Child Welfare _ 2,816 298 146 123 60 320 3,763 Vancouver Children's Aid Society 1,072 37 1 40 z 103 1 102 1,318 Vancouver C.A.S. children in other agency su- 37 Vancouver C.A.S. children in other Province 1 Total children in care of Vancouver 1,110 40 103 1 102 1,356 Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver C.C.A.S. Vancouver children in other agency 630 46 63 1 3 48 1 19 763 48 C.C.A.S. Vancouver children in other Province... Total children in care of Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver . .. 676 64 3 48 1 19 811 Children's Aid Society of Victoria 210 27 10 29 1 81 3 39 6 372 C.A.S. Victoria children in other agency super- 34 Total children in care of Children's 237 10 30 81 3 45 406 Total children in care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and three 4,839 412 179 355 65 486 6,336 i Region is an administrative unit of the field service of the Department of Social Welfare. 2 Societies are Vancouver Children's Aid Society, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 3 Other agency is the Director of Child Welfare in a Province other than British Columbia. I 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table VI.—Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 at March 31, 1963, by Age-group for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63. Age-group Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 1961/62 1962/63 Under 3 years 3- 5 years 6—11 years 12-17 years2 18-20 years2 438 430 920 1,089 375 i 601 493 1,015 1,246 408 244 166 306 475 94 309 166 282 424 175 159 114 176 i 251 72 210 121 178 214 88 35 42 83 159 24 50 41 109 180 26 876 752 1,485 1,974 565 1,170 821 1,584 2,064 697 Totals 3,252 3,763 1,285 | 1,356 1 772 811 343 406 5,652 6,336 1 Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 2 In the 1961/62 Annual Report these two age-groups were headed " 12-18 years " and " 19-21 years " respectively. This was an error only in the heading, and, therefore, the statistical figures are correct and are comparable. Table VII.—Number of Children Admitted to Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies1 by Legal Status during the Fiscal Year 1962/63. Legal Status Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Apprehended under Protection of Children Act Committed under Juvenile Delinquents Act _ 948 67 555 192 4 331 136 2 69 1 99 13 114 3 1,375 86 1,069 Other Provinces' wards .... ' 25 3 32 Total of new admissions .. _ ._ 1,595 530 208 229 2,562 Other agency wards, non-wards, and before the Court—transfer of supervision2 148 1 71 30 59 f 308 Total of new admissions and transfers 1,743 601 238 1 1 288 2,870 1 Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 2 In previous years the inter-agency transfers for supervision were not differentiated in the total of the admissions. If they had been the new admissions would have been 2,185 and the transfer of supervision 269 for 1961/62. ... REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 49 Table VIII.—Reasons for Admissions of Children to the Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare during the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Reason Number of children Neglect Desertion of one or both parents . Illness of parent Death of mother Rehabilitation of parents Transient child Minor unmarried mother Behaviour of child Medical care Physical handicap or mental retardation. Education and training. Awaiting adoption placement Marital problem 440 74 230 21 118 64 24 168 23 21 58 254 78 Sub-total At request of other Provinces1 Other agency wards, non-wards, and before the Court transferred to Superintendent of Child Welfare for supervision2 Total 1,573 22 148 1,743 1 In previous years the admissions at the request of other Provinces were not differentiated in the total of the reasons for admission to care. 2 In previous years the other agency wards and non-wards transferred for supervision were not differentiated in the total of the reasons for admission to care. Table IX.—Number of Children Discharged from Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status during the Fiscal Year 1962/63. Legal Status Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total 330 40 260 59 447 22 176 2 23 (2) 269 4 43 2 58 (2) 58 2 28 1 52 (2) 98 3 577 45 393 59 872 31 Total direct discharges from care Other agency wards, non-wards, and before the Court discharged to own agency3 „ 1,158 74 474 56 163 36 182 43 1,977 209 Total discharges and discharges to own agency j 1,232 530 1 199 225 2,186 1 Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 2 Included in " Before the Court." 3 In previous years the discharges to own agency were not differentiated in the total of discharges from care. If they had been, the direct discharges would have been 1,872 and the discharge to own agency 186 for the fiscal year 1961/62. I 50 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table X.—Reasons for Discharge of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 for the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Reasons for Discharge Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Wards 93 39 6 136 30 20 137 42 10 7 29 67 24 36 18 2 4 18 15 2 10 11 4 12 1 24 2 11 164 55 Deceased 17 195 68 Other agency guardianship terminated Other Province guardianship terminate Returned to other agency ..- i 93 24 194 Totals 461 215 69 65 810 Before the Court (Protection of Children Act) 131 127 3 2 1 59 21 1 4 58 1 1 51 211 Order under section 8 (6) (a), (6) Deceased 178 4 2 Returned to other agency 6 I Apprehended but not presented . 59 Totals 323 26 59 52 460 Non-wards 21 years of age . Married (female) 1 1 378 68 146 117 24 2 1 50 7 12 1 85 14 7 2 1 1 1 To parents or relations 659 206 43 Other.. _ 5 Totals — _ 448 289 71 108 916 1,232 530 199 225 2,186 i Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 51 Table XL—Reasons for Discharge of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 by Legal Status for the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Reasons for Discharge Protection of Children Act Juvenile Delinquents Act Under Supervision of Other Agency, within or without Province Total Wards 131 51 17 137 68 173 8 38 25 4 20 93 24 21 164 55 Deceased _ _ .___ 17 195 68 Other Province guardianship terminated 93 24 194 Totals 577 46 187 810 Before the Court (Protection of Children Act) Withdrawn from Court 186 178 3 2 1 59 25 1 5 211 Order under section 8 (6) (a), (6) 178 4 2 Returned to other agency. 6 Apprehended but not presented 59 Totals 429 ...... 31 460 Non-wards 21 years of age 1 1 1 654 206 1 4 5 42 1 1 1 Deceased . 1 659 206 Returned to other agency Other 43 5 Totals 868 48 916 1,874 46 266 2,186 1 Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. I 52 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table XII.—Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 Receiving Institutional Care as at March 31,1963 Institution Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Correctional Institutions Brannan Lake School Willingdon School for Girls Oakalla and Haney Correctional Institution- Detention — Young Offenders' Unit British Columbia Penitentiary... Fort Saskatchewan Gaol Totals Health Institutions Sunny Hill Hospital . General hospitals._ Woodlands, Provincial Mental Hospital, and Crease Clinic Coqualeetza Indian Hospital- Queen Alexandra Solarium..... Alouette Private Hospital United Church Home Maywood Home._ Our Lady of Mercy Home- Totals Educational Institutions Jericho Hill School Private boarding schools- Indian residential schools- Alberta Bible Institution Totals __- Residential Institutions St. Mary's Hostel _ St. Christopher's School. Rainbow Christian Fellowship Central City Mission Youth Residence- Central City Mission Farm Y.W.C.A Working Boys' Group Home- Sisters of Service Totals- Treatment Centres Children's Foundation St. Euphrasia's School Sevenoaks Harterre House, Montreal St. Joseph's Vocational School, Winnipeg- Secret Harbour Farms, Washington— _ Central City Mission Group Home Totals _ Grand totals.. 29 26 29 2 2 90 33 2 42 4 14 42 1 61 13 2 2 17 7 12 241 7 6 14 2 1 10 1 15 10 32 27 « I 13 5 12 11 17 91 57 46 41 36 55 3 2 4 2 143 2 16 68 2 106 11 25 44 1 81 21 9 5 "1 4 2 42 11 26 21 "l 3 1 63 435 i Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 53 Table XIII.—Cost of Maintaining Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 Gross cost of maintenance of children in Child Welfare Division foster homes $ 1,896,261.61 Gross cost to Provincial Government of maintenance of children in care of Children's Aid Societies 2,253,658.20 Gross cost of transportation of children in care of Superintendent 21,614.05 Gross cost of hospitalization of newborn infants being permanently planned for by Superintendent 44,239.00 Grants to sundry homes 71,100.00 Gross expenditure Less collections $4,286,872.86 913,818.49 Net cost to Provincial Government as per Public Accounts $3,373,054.37 1 Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. Table XIV.—Number of Children Born Out of Wedlock in British Columbia by Age-group of Mother during the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 Age-group of Mother 1961/62 1962/63 Under 15 years 16 19 15-19 years 772 781 20-24 " 752 800 25-29 " 406 454 30-39 " 474 488 40 years and over 65 59 Totals ___ 2,485 2,601 I 54 BRITISH COLUMBIA a o a. a •73 cfl -3 52 P3t3 £ vtn ca as C-r. ■S rt ■r-i k. o go Ex (NkDHH if-l *H j | ] Cl tN "<3 A to CJ rt 8_ ■_; --3 s O cn tn tj- «-h 1 .-. | :r. P-! U to S H P, ■a v\ a o <u E-e Si -nmOH ! <<_ cn |i-iH 00 s _. 69 0 S tn ri- 1 "•3 8 £3 ° ■=. 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JB ^ 1 >< I c h c c^ to 3 oj « h _& *a lia S. mm j3 j: 3 E-. 1- r^ fc H > > > u 0 0 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 55 Table XVI.—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare, by Religion of Adopting Parents and by Region, for the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Region i 2 Religion Protes Roman tant Catholic 91 12 157 22 77 17 29 9 38 6 S3 8 22 6 1 2 1 Hebrew Confucian Total Region I _ Region II Region III _ _. Region IV Region V _ Region VI _. Region VII Children's Aid Society of Victoria.. Outside Province Totals _ 500 81 103 180 94 38 44 91 28 2 4 584 i Region is an administrative unit of the field service of the Department of Social Welfare. 2 Region includes Children's Aid Society of Victoria and outside Province. Table XVII.—Number of Children Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies1 for the Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1962/63 197 Regions2 Children's Aid Society of Vancouver Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver 36 Children's Aid Society of Victoria 98 1961/62 533 331 1962/63 584 191 63 103 357 Totals. 864 941 r Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 2 Region is an administrative unit of the field service of the Department of Social Welfare. Table XVIII.—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare, by Specific Type of Placement and by Region,1 for the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Regioni 2 Type of Placement Long-term Probation3 One-year Probation Foster Home to Adoption Total Region I __ Region II. Region III Region IV Region V Region VI Region VII- Children's Aid Society of Victoria.. Outside Province 98 154 71 34 35 79 21 1 4 4 23 23 4 8 Totals.. 10 497 77 103 180 94 38 44 91 28 2 4 584 1 Region is an administrative unit of the field service of the Department of Social Welfare. 2 Region includes Children's Aid Society of Victoria and outside Province. 3 These are placements of children with health or other problems requiring a longer period of probation. I 56 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table XIX.—Ages of Children Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare during the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Unde 15 da 1 m 3 mi 6 mi 1 ye 2 ye 3 Age r 15 days Number of Children 175 ys but under 1 month __ 70 Dnth but under 3 months 113 3nths but under 6 months _ _ Dnths but under 12 months 66 ___. 42 ar 29 ars 20 11 4 . 13 5 , 6 , 6 14 7 2 8 , 9 , , 7 . 6 11 , 3 12 , 3 15 , . L'Ai: 1 19 , 2 20 , 1 Total 584 Table XX.—Children of Interracial Origin and Racial Origin Other than White Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare According to Sex of the Child and Religion of the Adopting Parent during the Fiscal Year 1962/63. Sex Religion of Adopting Parent Male Female Totals Protestant Roman Catholic Confucian Total 16 1 4 2 1 14 1 19 3 5 2 1 1 9 1 3 35 4 9 4 1 1 1 23 1 4 28 3 8 4 1 1 1 16 1 3 7 1 1 7 1 35 4 9 4 1 Native Indian and Chinese 1 1 23 Japanese 1 4 Totals 39 44 83 66 16 1 83 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 57 Table XXI.—Number of Children with Special Needs Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare during the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Interracial origin and origin other than white 83 Health problems 42 Over 1 year of age 47 Total 172 Table XXII.—Number of Legally Completed Adoptions by Type of Placement, by Region and Children's Aid Society,1 during the Fiscal Year 1962/63 Type of Placement Region2 and Society Agency Relative Private Total Stepparent Other I . . 89 188 54 51 47 54 39 47 97 27 28 36 46 13 10 13 2 2 15 11 6 4 17 2 2 11 16 4 150 II _ _ ._ J15 Ill 85 rv _ 83 v 109 VI . 127 VII _ 62 Totals 522 294 | 59 56 931 204 36 78 74 | 8 12 38 9 15 2 2 301 50 127 Totals - - — 318 124 17 19 478 840 418 76 75 1,409 (494) i Children's Aid Societies are Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. 2 Region is an administrative unit of the field service of the Department of Social Welfare. I 58 BRITISH COLUMBIA MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION P. W. Laundy, M.D., Director The Medical Services Division has had, as usual, a busy year. Our main activities have been directed toward improving our present programme. The comprehensive dental care programme for children under 13 years now uses the same basic procedures and fee schedule as are followed for adults. This change-over was made possible with the generous assistance of the Preventive Dental Division of the Health Department, which several years ago helped to develop the dental care programme for younger dependents of social assistance recipients in the community. This has been facilitated by a revision of the Dental Authority form. The form, though of necessity somewhat elaborate, is preferred by the dentists. The British Columbia dental association continues to administer the dental service for the under-13-year-olds. Reference to Table V shows that there has been a steady increase in the amount of prophylactic dental work carried out. This is encouraging. It is also to be noted that there has been a decrease in the dentures and extractions provided. This was anticipated and suggests that perhaps the backlog of persons in need of this service is being reduced. Reference to the tables shows there has been an increase of some $11,000 expended on services compared with the same period last year. This undoubtedly would have been considerably more except for the decline in numbers of persons receiving benefits. As eligibility requirements have not changed, this in itself may be considered a healthy sign. The provision of glasses and optometric examinations proportionately have shown a slight increase per person eligible. Transportation services have expanded. This is probably due in large measure to the greater number of persons outside the urban centres who require specialized treatment in Vancouver. This in turn involves our Division in making arrangements for local transportation and accommodation. It is anticipated that as more specialists take up practice in areas outside Victoria and Vancouver some of these referrals will be made on a more regional basis. The tables also show that the number of prescriptions and the cost of drugs has increased proportionately, almost more than any item despite the decreased number of persons eligible. The administration and study of this generous drug benefit receives much attention by this Division and the Drug Advisory Committee. The Department continues to place an increasing emphasis on the rehabilitative principle. This approach is believed to be equally appropriate to the solution of difficulties within the family setting or to the encouragement and activation within the convalescent home or hospital as it is to the needs of those requiring job training or placement. The Medical Services Division wishes to co-operate with all concerned to further the social, vocational, and medical rehabilitation of our clients. In conclusion, I wish to thank for their generous assistance and co-operation the members of our and other government divisions and departments, the various agencies, associations, hospitals, social workers, and medical colleagues who are ever ready to discuss our mutual problems. The staff of this Division continue to do their best to help to make our programme an effective service to our clients. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 59 STATISTICAL TABLES Table I.—Gross Costs for the Fiscal Years 1958/59 to 1962/63 Fiscal Year Medical Drugs1 Dental Optical Transportation Other Totali 1958/59- 1959/60- 1960/61- 1961/62 _ 1962/63 ,1,587,997.03 1,766,536.60 2,120,498.73 2,085,017.09 1,919,184.65 I $1,281,107.27 |$168,051.06 1,492,138.17 1,704,222.44 1,758,767.53 1,937,506.37 I 279,550.08 508,392.25 548,973.74 513,761.57 $57,050.37 79,632.04 93,874.45 95,768.46 92,191.93 $41,329.60 57,297.87 97,832.33 99,311.32 108,481.58 $21,374.78 22,451.43 30,329.72 33,175.48 39,165.44 $3,156,910.11 3,697,606.19 4,555,149.92 4,621,013.62 4,610,291.54 1 Not included in these figures is the cost of drugs purchased by the dispensary for welfare institutions. Table 11—Payments to British Columbia Doctors (Gross Costs) Fiscal Year Medical Agreement Immigrant Other Total 1958/59- 1959/60.. 1960/61- 1961/62.. 1962/63. $1,580,815.44 1,759,646.67 2,114,033.44 2,072,720.58 1,912,970.00 $1,330.62 565.00 226.00 $5,850.97 6,324.93 6,239.29 12,296.51 6,214.65 $1,587,997.03 1,766,536.60 2,120,498.73 2,085,017.09 1,919,184.65 Table III.—Categorical Breakdown of Medical Coverage with Average Numbers of Persons Eligible Fiscal Year Social Allowance Child Welfare Division O.A.S. Supplementary Social Allowance and Blind Old-age Assistance Disabled Persons' Allowance Total Average Monthly Coverage 1958/59.. 1959/60- 1960/61- 1961/62. 1962/63. 19,914 25,362 33,751 36,097 32,527 3,814 3,998 4,194 4,462 4,813 36,191 35,860 35,772 34,282 30,152 7,150 7,410 7,216 6,899 6,746 1,516 1,785 1,999 2,123 2,155 68,585 74,415 82,932 83,863 76,393 Table IV.—Drug Costs Number of Prescriptions Costs of Medicines Fiscal Year Provincial Pharmacy Drug-stores Total Provincial Pharmacy1 Drug-stores Total l->5f!/ 59 30,140 41,585 43,437 31,969 25,436 534,352 567,222 621,973 649,746 696,364 564,492 608,807 665,410 681,715 721,800 $137,255.34 184,437.87 189,620.86 153,450.36 171,143.02 $1,143,851.93 1,307,700.30 1,514,601.58 1,605,317.17 1,766,363.35 $1,281,107.27 1,492,138.17 1,704,222.44 1,758,767.53 1,937,506.37 1959/60 1960/61 .. 1961/62 1962/63 i Not included in these figures is the cost of drugs purchased by the dispensary for welfare institutions. I 60 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table V.—Dental Expenses Fiscal Year Prophylaxis Extractions Dentures Total $34,115.73 76,740.07 199,686.63 227,033.02 229,099.47 $12,138.92 26,115.00 65,078.39 74,339.50 64,316.50 1<."5R/59 $121,796.41 176,695.01 243,627.23 247,601.22 220,345.60 $168,051.06 1OTO/60 279,550.08 1060/61 508,392.25 1961/62 - 548,973.74 1962/63 513,761.57 Table VI.—Optical Costs Fiscal Year Optometric Examinations Glasses Total 19.K/.9 $9,735.50 | $47,314.87 15,589.00 i 64,043.04 19,252.95 ' 74,621.50 19,496.00 | 76,272.46 19.362.37 1 72.829.56 $57,050.37 1". 59/60 79,632.04 1060/61 93,874.45 1961/62 - - 95,768.46 1962/63 92,191.93 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 61 OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE, BLIND PERSONS' ALLOWANCES, DISABLED PERSONS' ALLOWANCES, AND SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE GENERAL E. W. Berry, Chairman The Old-age Assistance Act, the Blind Persons Act, and the Disabled Persons Act are administered by a Board consisting of three members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Board also considers applications for Supplementary Social Allowance and health services, and grants these additional Provincial benefits where applicable. With the change in the Supplementary Social Allowance Regulations as of January 1, 1962, the increase in the Old Age Security pension from $55 to $65 as of February 1, 1962, and the increase in the Old-age Assistance, Blind and Disabled Persons' Allowances effective April 1, 1962, the Board entered the fiscal year with an extremely heavy load. Although every effort was made to adjust the rates in pay as quickly as possible, the many aspects of the increases and adjustments were not cleared away until many months afterward. The Board continued to determine former Supplementary Social Allowance cases (those granted prior to January 1, 1962) on the income-ceiling basis and all new Supplementary Social Allowance cases on the budget-deficit basis. Former cases who were receiving Supplementary Social Allowance at a decreased rate on the income-ceiling basis could apply for and be granted an increase on the budget-deficit basis if they had limited cash assets and otherwise qualified. The Federal Government continued to share on any case where a need was determined for all or a portion of the Supplementary Social Allowance in pay. In spite of the extraordinary volume of work handled by the Board, the percentage of staff turnover remained at a minimum. The policy of promotion through reclassification wherever possible provides incentive for new employees and affords an excellent reserve of experienced help. I 62 BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1963 Old-age Assistance Table I.—Disposition of Applications New applications received 2,124 Applications granted 1,936x Applications not granted (refused, withdrawn, etc.) 339 1 Includes some left over from previous year. Table II.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Returned to British Columbia 29 Reinstated 197 Suspended 298 Deaths 237 Transferred to other Provinces 34 Transferred to Old Age Security 1,782 Total number on payroll at end of fiscal year 7,054 (b) Other-Province recipients— New transfers to British Columbia 100 Transferred to British Columbia 4 Reinstated 2 Suspended 3 Deaths 1 Transferred out of British Columbia 32 Transferred to Old Age Security 31 (c) Total number of British Columbia and other-Province recipients on payroll at end of fiscal year 7,189 Table III.—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Not of age Unable to prove age Not sufficient residence Income in excess Unable to prove residence Transfer of property Receiving War Veterans' Allowance Information refused Application withdrawn. aber Percent 53 15.64 1 0.29 3 0.88 97 28.61 1 0.29 4 1.18 15 4.43 38 11.21 74 21.83 27 7.97 10 2.95 10 2.95 2 0.59 Applicants died before grant 27 Whereabouts unknown Eligible for Old Age Security Assistance from private sources Receiving Old Age Security Miscellaneous 4 1.18 Totals 339 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 63 Table IV.—Sex of New Recipients Number Per Cent Male 870 44.94 Female 1,066 55.06 Totals 1,936 100.00 Table V.—Marital Status of New Recipients Number Per Cent Married 740 38.22 Single 266 13.74 Widows 458 23.66 Widowers 92 4.75 Separated 307 15.86 Divorced 23 3.77 Totals 1,936 100.00 Table VI.—Birthplace of New Recipients Number Per Cent British Columbia 225 11.62 Other parts of Canada 453 23.40 British Isles 374 19.32 Other parts of British Commonwealth 10 0.51 United States of America 188 9.71 Other foreign countries 686 35.44 Totals 1,936 100.00 Table VII.—Ages at Granting of Assistance Number Per Cent Age 65 1,146 59.19 Age 66 258 13.33 Age 67 216 11.16 Age 68 181 9.35 Age 69 135 6.97 Totals 1,936 100.00 I 64 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table VIII.—Ages of Recipients at Death Age 65 _ Age 66 _ Number 16 Per Cent 6.75 34 14.35 Age 67 Age 68 . 33 18.14 67 28.27 Age 69 77 32.49 Totals 237 100.00 Table IX.—With Whom New Recipients Live Living alone Living with spouse Living with spouse and children Living with children. Living with other relatives Living with others Table X.—Where New Recipients Are Living In own home In rented house In children's home In home of other relatives Boarding In housekeeping room In single room (eating out) In rented suite In public institutions In private institutions Number Per Cent 749 33.69 677 34.96 63 3.26 227 11.73. 70 3.62 150 7.74 Totals 1,936 100.00 umber Per Cent 832 42.97 201 10.38 219 11.32 61 3.16 37 1.91 253 13.06 69 3.56 174 8.99 71 3.67 19 0.98 Totals 1,936 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 65 Table XI.—Economic Status of New Recipients (a) Holding real property of value— $0 $1 to $250 $251 to $500 $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 ___ $1,001 to $1,500 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up ____ dumber Per Cent 1,046 54.03 78 4.03 43 2.22 42 2.17 56 2.90 132 6.82 165 8.52 374 19.31 Totals 1,936 100.00 (b) Holding personal property of value— $0 $1 to $250 $251 to $500 196 $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 $1,001 to $1,500 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up 904 46.69 451 23.29 196 10.12 84 4.34 83 4.29 77 3.98 51 2.64 90 4.65 Totals 1,936 100.00 Table XII.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1963, Whose Assistance Is Paid by British Columbia Alberta 31 Saskatchewan 20 Manitoba 14 Ontario 22 Quebec 9 New Brunswick Nova Scotia 5 Yukon Territory Prince Edward Island Newfoundland 1 Total 102 I 66 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table XIII.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Assistance Received (Basic Assistance, $65) Amount of Assistance $65 $60 to $64.99 ____. $55 to $59.99 $50 to $54.99 ___. $45 to $49.99 $40 to $44.99 _____ $35 to $39.99 $30 to $34.99 ____ $25 to $29.99 $20 to $24.99 Less than $19.99 Total __. Per Cent 85.25 3.20 2.50 1.75 1.55 1.55 1.01 1.06 0.61 0.64 0.88 100.00 Blind Persons' Allowances Table I.—Disposition of Applications New applications received Applications granted Applications refused, withdrawn, etc. 1 Includes some left over from previous year. 57 37i 22 Table II.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Suspended Reinstated Transferred to other Provinces __ Returned to British Columbia Transferred to Old Age Security Deaths (b) Other-Province recipients— New transfers to British Columbia Retransferred to British Columbia _ Reinstated Transferred out of British Columbia or suspended Deaths Transfers to Old Age Security Suspended (c) Total on payroll at end of fiscal year— British Columbia 518 Other Province 29 34 20 6 1 15 19 1 4 1 4 547 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 67 Table III.—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Number Per Cent Not blind within the meaning of the Act 10 45.46 Income in excess 4 18.19 Applications withdrawn 2 9.09 Died before grant 1 4.54 War Veterans' Allowance —_ Information refused 1 4.54 Whereabouts unknown 1 4.54 Other 3 13.64 Totals 22 100.00 Table IV.—Sex of New Recipients Male — Female Totals Number „ 14 __ 23 ._ 37 Per Cent 37.83 62.17 100.00 Table V.—Marital Status of New Recipients Married ____ Number 8 Per Cent 21.63 Single _ _ _ __ _ 14 37.82 Widowed __ 5 13.52 Separated _ 7 18.92 Divorced _ __ 3 8.11 37 Totals 100.00 Table VI.—Birthplace of New Recipients Number _ 15 British Columbia Other parts of Canada 11 British Isles 1 United States of America 2 Other foreign countries 8 Other parts of British Commonwealth Per Cent 40.53 29.73 2.70 5.41 21.63 Totals. 37 100.00 I 68 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table VII.—-Ages at Granting of Allowance Number Per Cent Age 18 4 10.31 Ages 19 to 21 3 8.11 Ages 22 to 30 4 10.81 Ages 31 to 40 3 8.11 Ages 41 to 50 6 16.21 Ages 51 to 60 8 21.63 Ages 61 to 69 9 24.32 Table IX.—With Whom New Recipients Live Numb Living with parents 5 Living alone Living with spouse Living with spouse and children Living with children Living with other relatives Living with others Totals 37 100.00 Table VIII.—Ages of Recipients at Death Number Per Cent Ages 21 to 30 1 5.26 Ages 31 to 40 1 5.26 Ages 41 to 50 2 10.53 Ages 51 to 60 2 10.53 Ages 61 to 69 13 68.42 Total 19 100.00 nber Per Cent 5 13.52 9 24.31 8 21.62 2 5.41 5 13.52 8 21.62 Totals 37 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 69 Table X.—Where New Recipients Are Living In parents' home In own home In rented house In rented suite In children's home In home of other relatives In housekeeping room In public institutions Number __ 5 In private institutions In single room (eating out)_ Boarding Totals 7 9 1 5 1 3 3 1 2 37 Per Cent 13.52 18.92 24.32 2.70 13.52 2.70 8.11 8.11 2.70 5.40 100.00 Table XL—Economic Status of New Recipients (a) Holding real property of value— Number PerCent $0 30 81.08 $1 to $250 2 5.41 $251 to $500 $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 $1,001 to $1,500 1 2.70 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up 4 10.81 Totals 37 100.00 (b) Holding personal property of value— $0 25 67.57 $1 to $250 8 21.62 $251 to $500 1 2.70 $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 $1,001 to $1,500 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up 3 8.11 Totals 37 100.00 I 70 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table XII.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1963, Whose Allowances are Paid by This Province Alberta 3 Saskatchewan 2 Manitoba Ontario 2 New Brunswick 1 Total 8 Table XIII.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Allowances Received (Basic Allowance, $65) Amount of Allowance Per Cent $65 94.16 $60 to $64.99 1.28 $55 to $59.99 0.91 $50 to $54.99 1.28 $45 to $49.99 0.37 $40 to $44.99 0.55 $35 to $39.99 0.18 $30 to $34.99 0.91 $25 to $29.99 $20 to $24.99 0.18 $19.99 and less 0.18 Total 100.00 Disabled Persons' Allowances Table I.—Disposition of Applications New applications received 423 Applications granted 2061 Applications refused, withdrawn, etc. 272 i Includes some left over from previous year. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 71 Table II.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Suspended 164 Reinstated 110 Transferred to other Provinces 9 Returned to British Columbia 3 Transferred to Old Age Security 12 Deaths 56 (b) Other-Province recipients— Suspended 1 New transfers to British Columbia 21 Transferred out of British Columbia or suspended 4 Reinstated Deaths 1 Transferred to Old Age Security (c) Total on payroll at end of fiscal year— British Columbia 2,184 Other Province 65 2,249 Table III.—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Not 18 years of age Too much income Refused information Whereabouts unknown Unable to meet medical test Mental hospital Hospital Nursing home Application withdrawn Died before grant Not sufficient residence War Veterans' Allowance Allowance under Blind Persons Act Institution for incurables Number Per Cent l 0.38 17 6.24 9 3.31 4 1.47 221 81.24 3 1.10 2 0.73 6 2.20 5 1.84 2 0.73 1 0.38 1 0.38 Totals 272 100.00 I 72 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table IV.—Primary Causes of Disability on Accepted Cases Number Per Cent Infective and parasitic diseases 8 3.89 Neoplasms 3 1.46 Allergic, endocrine system, metabolic, and nutritional diseases 1 0.49 Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs 1 0.49 Mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders 108 52.40 Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 54 26.20 Diseases of the circulatory system 5 2.43 Diseases of the respiratory system 3 1.46 Diseases of the digestive system Diseases of the genito-urinary system ____ Diseases of the skin and cellular tissues 1 0.49 Diseases of the bones and organs of movement 15 7.28 Congenital malformations 4 1.95 Symptoms, senility, and ill-defined conditions Accidents, poisoning, and violence (nature of injury) 3 1.46 Totals Table V.—Sex of New Recipients Male - Female Totals 206 100.00 dumber Per Cent 98 47.57 108 52.43 206 100.00 Table VI.—Marital Status of New Recipients Married _ Number 33 Per Cent 16.02 Single — - 149 72.33 Widow — 8 3.88 Widower _ , • ■ 2 0.97 Separated - ' '■ 11 5.34 Divorced 3 1.46 206 Totals 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 73 Table VII.—Birthplace of New Recipients British Columbia ___ Number 97 Per Cent 47.09 Other parts of Canada _ _ _ _ 78 37.85 British Isles _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 12 5.83 Other parts of British Empire United States of America 3 1.46 Other foreign countries „ 16 206 7.77 Totals _ __ _ —_ 100.00 Table VIII.—Ages at Granting of Allowance Ages 18 to 19 -. Ages 20 to 24 ___. Ages 25 to 29 ___. Ages 30 to 34 ___. Ages 35 to 39 ___. Ages 40 to 44 ___. Ages 45 to 49 Ages 50 to 54 ___. Ages 55 to 59 ___. Ages 60 to 64 ___. Ages 65 to 69 — Ages over 70 Totals Number Per Cent 63 30.61 29 14.07 17 8.25 9 4.36 13 6.31 16 7.76 10 4.86 15 7.28 12 5.82 22 10.68 206 100.00 Table IX.—Ages of Recipients at Death Ages 18 to 19 Ages 20 to 24 Ages 25 to 29 Ages 30 to 34 Ages 35 to 39 Ages 40 to 44 Ages 45 to 49 Ages 50 to 54 Ages 55 to 59 Ages 60 to 64 Ages 65 to 69 . Ages over 70 _ Totals Number Per Cent 2 3.58 2 3.58 5 8.93 7 12.50 7 12.50 5 8.93 20 35.72 8 14.26 56 100.00 I 74 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table X.—With Whom Recipients Live Number Per Cent Living with parents 127 61.65 Living alone 10 4.85 Living with spouse 30 14.58 Living with spouse and children 3 1.45 Living with children 3 1.45 Living with other relatives 17 8.25 Living with others 16 7.77 Table XI.—Where New Recipients Are Living In parent's home In own house In rented house In rented suite In children's home In home of other relatives In housekeeping room In boarding home In private institutions In single room (eating out) Totals Totals 206 100.00 lumber Per Cent 127 61.65 26 12.62 7 3.39 5 2.43 4 1.94 17 8.25 5 2.43 6 2.92 8 3.88 1 0.49 206 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 75 Table XII.—Economic Status of New Recipients (a) Holding real property of value— $0 $1 to $250 $251 to $500_ $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 _. $1,001 to $1,500 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up ____ Totals Number _. 177 __ 2 „ 3 ._ 2 __ 8 __ 3 __ 11 __ 206 Per Cent 85.92 0.97 1.46 0.97 3.88 1.46 5.34 100.00 (b) Holding personal property of value— $0 $1 to $250 $251 to $500. $501 to $750 $751 to $1,000 ___. $1,001 to $1,500 $1,501 to $2,000 $2,001 and up Totals 149 38 8 3 2 1 2 3 206 72.31 18.44 3.88 1.46 0.98 0.49 0.98 1.46 100.00 Table XIII.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1963, Whose Allowances Are Paid by This Province Alberta 9 Saskatchewan __ _ __ ___ 7 Manitoba _ __ _ _ _ __ 6 Ontario _ - 8 Ouebec 3 New Brunswick ___ Nova Scotia 1 Yukon 1 Total 35 I 76 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table XIV.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Allowance Received (Basic Allowance, $65) Amount of Allowance Per Cent $65 94.88 $60 to $64.99 1.16 $55 to $59.99 0.84 $50 to $54.99 0.76 $45 to $49.99 0.76 $40 to $44.99 0.49 $35 to $39.99 0.36 $30 to $34.99 0.40 $25 to $29.99 0.18 $20 to $24.99 0.04 $19.99 and less 0.13 Total 100.00 General Information re Old Age Security Category Disposition of Applications New applications received 816 Reapplications received 191 Applications granted 6981 Applications not granted (refused, withdrawn, deal, etc.) 470x 1 Includes some left over from previous year. Total Number in Receipt of Supplementary Social Allowance as at March 31, 1963 British Columbia cases 24,672 Other-Province cases 891 Total 25,563 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD The following are the members of the Old-age Assistance Board of the Province of British Columbia:— Chairman: Mr. E. W. Berry. Members: Mr. J. A. Sadler, Director of Social Welfare; Mr. H. E. Blanchard, Administrator, Region II, Department of Social Welfare. CONCLUSION In concluding this report the Board wishes to express its sincere appreciation for the loyal and efficient work of the office and field staffs throughout the year and for the continued co-operation of other departments of Government and many outside agencies. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 77 PART IV.—INSTITUTIONS BRANNAN LAKE SCHOOL FOR BOYS F. G. Hassard, Superintendent I beg to submit the annual report for the Brannan Lake School for Boys for the period ended March 31, 1963. The following table shows the statistics for the fiscal years 1953/54 to 1962/63:— Fiscal Year ■*t -. c. as in •* IT) a\ VJ in tn in CTs 00 in ■-% 00 1/1 a* o VO o. in vo ■*-, 8 ON VO ^_ ve ON c. VO $ Number in School, April 1st Number A.W.O.L., April 1st . 101 4 1 2 4 96 15 2 131 9 19 129 1 152 2 3 164 1 162 5 175 188 3 1 173 4 3 Number in Crease Cilnic,April 1st Number in Provincial Mental Hospi- 1 1 49 313 85 398 21.4 387 3 1 43 1 250 94 344 27.3 366 4 3 Number on extended leave, April 1st 2 33 17 1 14 27 34 33 105 17 122 13.9 119 15 2 2 171 32 203 15.8 126 9 19 33 Number of new admissions 143 24 167 14.4 212 1 17 222 40 262 15.3 237 2 3 1 14 210 75 285 26.3 265 1 240 52 292 17.8 283 5 34 284 82 366 22.4 342 307 103 Total number of admissions Percentage of recidivism ..... 410 25.1 372 Number A.W.O.L., March 31st 1 27 49 43 1 33 1 173 185 67,473 5.7 62 60 1 Number in Provincial Mental Hospital, March 31st 96 102.4 37,383 9.5 432 164 152 55,516 6 122 1 175 173 63,233 5.8 61 188 181 65,927 5.1 77 Number in School, March 31st 131 101.9 37,198 (!) 239 129 137.6 50,371 8.3 124 152 144 52,576 7.7 156 162 159 58,079 6 105 190 185 67,392 Average length of stay in months Total A.W.O.L. during the fiscal year 5.5 802 1 Not recorded. 2 Involving 62 boys. During the fiscal year there were 307 admissions and 103 recidivists, making a total of 410 admitted to the School. There was a 25.1 percentage rate of recidivism. Twenty-two of the recidivists were committed for the third time and two for the fourth time. Two hundred and sixty of the boys admitted were Protestant, 144 Roman Catholic, 2 of other religion, and 4 religion unknown. Sixty-eight of the total number of boys admitted during the year were of native Indian status. Range of Age upon Admission Age in Years 9 years __ 10 " __. 11 " __. 12 " __. 13 " __ Number of Boys .___. 1 ____ 3 ____ 7 34 Age in Years Number of Boys 14 years 73 15 " 110 16 " 111 17 " 63 The average age upon admission was 15.1 years. I 78 BRITISH COLUMBIA Supervising Agencies of Boys Admitted Department of Social Welfare Provincial Probation Branch Vancouver Probation Service Family Court for Greater Victoria Indian Department Number of Boys 58 161 87 34 41 Children's Aid Society 13 Catholic Children's Aid Society 4 Family and Children's Service 5 Indian Department and Provincial Probation Branch 2 Department of Social Welfare and Provincial Probation Branch 1 New Westminster Police 1 None 3 Of this number, 32 were wards of the Superintendent of Child Welfare, 12 of the Children's Aid Society, 4 of the Catholic Children's Aid Society, 6 of the Family and Children's Service, and 1 of the Indian Department. The 410 boys admitted were committed from the following Juvenile Courts:— Agassiz Alberni Alert Bay Alexis Creek. Armstrong ___. Ashcroft Bella Coola _. Burnaby Number of Boys __ 3 __ 1 _ 6 _ 1 __ 1 _ 1 __ 1 _. 18 Burns Lake 2 Campbell River 2 Castlegar 3 Chemainus 4 Chilliwack 13 Cloverdale 11 Coquidam 6 Courtenay 2 Cranbrook 3 Creston 1 Dawson Creek 4 Duncan Fernie _. Field Fort St. James Golden Grand Forks... Haney Hazelton Hope Invermere Kamloops Kaslo Kelowna 4 2 1 11 2 1 1 1 3 4 8 1 2 Keremeos __ Number of Boys l Kitimat ___ - 4 Ladner _ 3 Ladysmith 1 Langley . 2 Lillooet - 3 Lower Post 2 Lumby _ 2 Lytton 1 McBride 1 Masset . .._ 2 Matsqui _ __ 1 Merritt Mission City _ _ 1 3 Nanaimo 12 Nelson ___ 8 New Westminster _ 3 North Vancouver 16 100 Mile House 2 Oliver 2 Osoyoos 1 Penticton 5 Port Alberni 2 Port Edward 2 Port Hardy 2 Port Moody 2 Port Coquidam 1 Powell River 3 Prince George 6 Prince Rupert 10 Quesnel 2 Revelstoke 1 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 79 Richmond ___ _ —_ __ Number of Boys 8 Ucluelet Vancouver Vanderhoof ___. Vernon Victoria West Vancouver Number of Boys 1 Rossland _ _ Salmon Arm _ 1 8 91 5 Sechelt _ _ 2 4 Smithers Squamish 3 1 40 1 Terrace 1 White Rock 2 Tofino 1 Williams Lake 10 Of the 410 boys committed to the School during the year, 327 were for offences against property, 19 against persons, and 64 for other offences which included incorrigibility. Of the 307 new admissions during the year, 51 of the boys were never tried on probation but were committed to the School on their first appearance before the Court. There were 372 boys released from the School during the year. The average length of stay of boys in the School was 5.5 months. Of the 372 boys discharged during the year, less than 50 per cent of them— namely, 164—went to homes wherein they had both parents. This indicates that less than 50 per cent of the total committals to our School are boys from homes wherein both natural parents are living. Sixty-two boys accounted for the 80 A.W.O.L.s. The difference between the two figures is due to the fact that some of the same boys went A.W.O.L. two or more times during the year. Six hundred and twenty-four individual boys were worked with in the School during the fiscal year. MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT Fillings X-rays Extractions Partial dentures Complete upper dentures Denture reline Dentures repaired Prophylaxis Trimmings Root canal filling Dressings 957 37 273 21 3 1 14 2 4 1 3 One hundred and ninety-three boys received the above dental work. There were the usual number of minor accidents and only one of a serious nature, when a boy accidentally cut his wrist with an axe. In early spring of this year there was a minor epidemic of strep throats. Thirty- three boys were hospitalized at the School hospital, and approximately 60 others, as well as the School staff, were given oral penicillin. Four hundred and sixteen boys were tuberculin-tested, of which 43 were positive. However, X-rays showed that none of them had tuberculosis. The usual large number of boys were treated for minor ailments, etc. These are not listed in the report but are kept on record. The 410 boys admitted during the year had physical examinations. I 80 BRITISH COLUMBIA FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1962/63 Salaries $281,822.70 Office expense 3,194.52 Travelling expense 1,053.79 Office furniture and equipment 146.87 Heat, light, power, and water 24,480.12 Medical services 12,838.75 Clothing and uniforms 8,329.31 Provisions and catering 62,740.35 Laundry and dry-goods 13,209.04 Equipment and machinery 543.79 Medical supplies 1,509.22 Maintenance of buildings and grounds 4,662.09 Maintenance and operation of equipment 2,195.20 Transportation 4,708.98 Motor-vehicles and accessories 2,370.50 Incidentals and contingencies 4,279.79 Repairs to furnishings and equipment 691.67 Training programme expense 4,455.97 ; - $433,232.66 Board $2,244.00 Rentals 3,245.04 Sundry 199.20 5,688.24 $427,544.42 Add decrease in inventory— Inventory as at March 31, 1962 $17,154.50 Inventory as at March 31, 1963 - 13,049.14 4,105.36 Add Public Works expenditure $59,076.61 Less rental 912.00 58,164.61 $489,814.39 Per capita cost per diem: $489,814.39-=-67,392=$7.27. Reconciliation Net expenditure as per Public Accounts $420,298.12 Add— Decrease in inventory $4,105.36 Maintenance receipts 1,006.30 Salary adjustments 6,240.00 Public Works expenditure $59,076.61 Less rentals 912.00 58,164.61 69,516.27 $489,814.39 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 81 Groups of boys continued to assist service clubs with community projects and churches with property improvements. During the late fall and up to Christmas, as in previous years, boys spent many hours of work renovating and repairing hundreds of used toys collected by the Nanaimo Parent-Teacher Association for distribution by the Salvation Army with its Christmas hampers. Two classes of boys were graduated by the Dale Carnegie Mid-Island Chapter, thanks to the members of that group. Although our sports programme is chiefly designed for competitive sports within our School, we did have a number of outside school teams, church groups, and service clubs play exhibition games with our boys here—softball, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The boys continued to enjoy many outside activities in the Nanaimo district, such as attending lacrosse and hockey games at the local arena, etc. Community groups provided passes for boys of our School to attend many musical and other entertainment functions in Nanaimo. Boys are taken out to church services in the Nanaimo district each Sunday. Improvements have been carried out on our grounds and the vegetable gardens expanded. Our forest nursery has been increased and now includes in the neighbourhood of three-quarters of a million fir seedlings, the majority of which are transplants —2-year-old stock. The boys continue to show a real interest in this work, and in our opinion it is a very worth-while project. We had some very interesting visitors during the year—a number of Parent- Teacher groups, teachers' counsellors, members of the ministerial association, and two government representatives from Nigeria—all of whom were interested in correctional programmes. I wish to thank all staff members, clergymen, service clubs and other organizations, including other departments of government, both municipal and provincial, private agencies, and individuals who have shown an interest in the boys by helping the School with its programme of rehabilitation. The School is greafly indebted to all these persons, and their assistance has been appreciated by the administration. L I 82 BRITISH COLUMBIA WILLINGDON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS MlSS WlNNIFRED M. URQUHART, SUPERINTENDENT Another year has rolled by in the history of the Province's training-school for girls. The following table sets out in figures the variations over the last 10 years, the period starting with 1959/60 being in the new school:— Fiscal Year 8 ->r O. in in \ •-■ m VD m r- vp Ov oo in 0O Ov o ve m Ov VD O VP Ov C<1 vD VD Ov VD \ SP Ov 37 4 v1) (1) (!) (l) 60 8 68 11.8 64 5 10 (!) (!) (!) 2 32 37.8 13,780 (M (!) 32 5 (1) 43 7 12 47 12 60 11 71 15.5 55 13 62 13 58 7 66 9 91 5 9 81 13 94 13.8 100 11 77 11 82 Number A.W.OX., April 1st Number in Oakalla, April 1st Number in Crease Clinic, April 1st Number on extended leave, April 1st Number on special leave, April 1st Number of new admissions _ Number of recidivists 11 59 7 66 10.6 75 7 11 84 19 103 18.4 87 11 4 66 15 81 18.5 72 9 3 96 10 106 9.4 79 5 22 54 15 69 21.7 56 7 12 66 14 80 17.5 70 12 1 94 7 101 Percentage of recidivists Number of releases _ _ Number A.W.O.L.,March 1st 6.9 99 17 3 66 51.4 18,765 10.6 124 2 47 41.1 15,036 8.5 232 62 46.2 16,871 11.6 187 4 9 11 22 82 73.4 26,783 11.4 213 12 Number in Provincial Mental Hospi- 43 30.5 11,136 (!) (!) 1 58 51.6 18,851 12.4 187 91 76.5 28,010 10,4 147 77 74.0 26,994 10.3 210 87 80.0 Total inmate days Average length of stay (in months) Total A.W.OX. during fiscal year __ 29,216 12.5 195 1 Not known. The hundred and one girls admitted included seven recommitted for a second term. Ninety-eight girls received an outright release from the School, and one girl died. Along with these figures it should be noted that 43 girls were returned to the community on a trial basis, and 13 of this group had to be brought back in to continue their training before a full release could be considered. A quarter of our population still continues to be native Indian girls. Range of Age upon Admission Age 12 years 13 „ 14 „ . Number of Girls 23 Age 15 years . 16 „ 17 „ Number of Girls __ 22 _ 30 ._ 18 Charges were as follows:— Incorrigibility 55 Breach of probation (generally following a charge of incorrigibility) 14 Theft 10 Breaking and entering Infraction of liquor laws 6 Sexual immorality 5 Truancy 3 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 83 Prostitution 1 Creating a disturbance 1 Forgery 1 Committing mischief 1 Total 1051 i Three girls received two individual charges. The 101 girls were committed from the following Juvenile Courts:- Agassiz Number of Girls 1 Langley _ Number of Girls 1 Alberni Alert Bay 1 3 Lower Post Merritt 2 1 Burnaby 2 Nanaimo _ 2 Campbell River1 1 New Westminster 3 Chilliwack 4 3 2 1 3 4 North Vancouver 3 Cloverdale Penticton 1 Coquitlam Cowichan Port Hardy 1 Powell River ____ 1 Cranbrook Dawson Creek Prince Rupert Richmond Skeena (Masset) Sooke Vancouver ___ Vernon 5 3 Duncan __ __ 1 1 Esquimalt 2 1 Fort St. John Hazelton 2 1 2 1 ___ 1 27 3 Kamloops Kelowna Victoria1 White Rock 9 1 Ladner Williams Lake _ 2 1 One girl was committed from two Courts on the same date. Our present medical programme is satisfactory. We appreciate the excellent service provided by the Cambie Clinic and particularly Dr. T. MacKenzie. The Vancouver General Hospital out-patient department and emergency department are still used when necessary. Six unmarried mothers were confined during the year. The Venereal Disease Clinic examined 457 girls (this included a number of repeat examinations on girls following running away); 28 received treatment. Dr. M. A. Menzies, from the Provincial Mental Health Centre, has continued to spend two afternoons a month at the School, and this service is of real value. Our findings in this field point more and more to the fact that the majority of our population is not in need of concentrated psychiatric treatment, and that those who do should be cared for in a centre completely oriented to psychotherapy, and should not be in the training-school during the period of treatment. We were pleased to be able to add an additional social worker to our staff, which has made it possible to explore rehabilitation and employment resources in the community and supervise a small group of girls on special leave. Stability in staff has remained high, with no changes in our cottage supervisors. Our hair- dressing instructress resigned after five years, and our chief supervisor, after 14 years, left to be married. We accepted a young man to fill the chief supervisor's position, and we are pleased to report he is fitting in very well. I 84 BRITISH COLUMBIA The casework supervisor and the Superintendent attended the Civil Defence Welfare Course, and the casework supervisor attended the district supervisors' conference. The two caseworkers attended the regional conference in Nanaimo. Twelve staff members took advantage of the British Columbia Corrections Association institute and attended as many sessions as possible at their own expense. Institutional work tends to isolate, and it is therefore of considerable value both to our work here and as a part of the Department when staff are able to participate in such meetings. The programme is constantly being reviewed and additional courses and activities added. About half the girls attend academic classes and complete a school grade while with us. Eight or ten girls are fully employed learning hairdressing, and the same numbers learning sewing at all times. Other girls are busy in the kitchen and doing general housework. All girls take physical education and health and personal development, and attend the showing of films from the visual education department. During the year we had two courses in modelling and self- improvement. These girls presented a fashion show for the entertainment of delegates' wives and lady delegates at the British Columbia Corrections Association institute in the Bayshore Inn in November. A group of girls also assisted as models at a fashion show for a local United Church and were thrilled to model along with a professional model. This does much to build up their self-esteem and overcome self-consciousness. In June the girls presented their annual gymnastic display to a capacity audience. The Waitress Course was repeated several times during the year, as was also the St. John Ambulance First-aid Course. Church services are held regularly for both Protestant and Roman Catholic girls. The swimming-pool continues to be a source of pleasure and an asset with real therapeutic value. One hundred and five Red Cross Swimming Awards, 5 Royal Life-saving Bronze Medallions, and 1 Award of Merit were earned during the year. Our boarding home operated every successfully for 10 months, but had to be closed when the house was sold. The girls who had this experience have continued to do well in the community. This was a valuable experiment, and one which we would be happy to repeat. Volunteers have continued to play a real part in our School life. The Elizabeth Fry Society still provides visitors for lonely girls, holds monthly parties at the School, and takes 40 girls for an annual picnic. The various religious denominations not only come on Sunday for services, but come in during the week for friendly visits with the girls and staff. An outside team of young people, boys and girls, comes every Wednesday evening for a competitive game with our teams. We are most grateful to all these friends who give so freely of their spare time to help our girls both here and after they leave the School. Outside groups, including social workers, student-nurses, Mental Health Clinic staff, Probation Officers, and interested citizens, continue to visit, and while this is time-consuming, it is a valuable media for interpreting the School programme and the needs of the juvenile who finds herself in trouble with the law. I take this opportunity to thank all who have in any way assisted in the operation of the School during the year. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 85 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1962/63 Salaries $194,712.91 Office expense . 2,800.19 Travelling expense 1,157.97 Heat, light, power, and water 24,536.30 Medical services 3,829.00 Clothing and uniforms 5,512.72 Provisions and catering 36,343.20 Laundry and dry-goods 326.30 Good Conduct Fund 1,722.85 Equipment and machinery 1,637.68 Medical supplies 1,953.57 Maintenance of buildings and grounds 2,670.26 Maintenance and operation of equipment 1,368.44 Transportation 2,920.63 Vocational and recreational supplies, etc. 2,018.83 Incidentals and contingencies 1.00 Boarding-out care 1,925.25 Less— $285,437.10 Board $ 1,818.00 Rentals 2,160.00 3,978.00 $281,459.10 Add decrease in inventory— Inventory at March 31, 1962 _- $10,655.70 Inventory at March 31, 1963 10,030.17 $625.53 Public Works expenditure 32,487.88 33,113.41 $314,572.51 Per capita cost per diem: $314,572.51 -f-29,216-=$10.77. Reconciliation Net expenditure as per Public Accounts $277,044.10 Add— Maintenance receipts $167.00 Salary adjustments 4,248.00 Decrease in inventory 625.53 Public Works expenditure 32,487.88 37,528.41 $314,572.51 I 86 BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL HOME, KAMLOOPS G. P. Willie, Superintendent Increased public interest in the problems and care of older people has resulted in more inquiries and personal tours of the Provincial Home, they being in favour of the care provided and the programme of activities. As pensions and other benefits increase for the aged, applicants appear to manage longer on their own, with the result that the ones who are admitted need more specialized attention and require accommodation on the ground floor, they being border-line infirmary cases. The effect of this can be seen by the increase in medical services; more patients are admitted to the city hospital for longer periods, there being 47 admittances during the year, of which 7 received major operations. Five residents were supplied with dentures, and 13 received eye examinations, with 9 being supplied with glasses. In addition to services from the clinic under contract, the services of a urologist and a dermatologist successfully treated patients. Laboratory services, X-rays, electrocardiograms, etc., are facilities available to residents. Lack of case histories hinders emergency treatment in many cases. During the year 70 applicants were admitted. Thirty-eight residents expired and 33 took leave of absence or a voluntary discharge, thus showing a loss of 1; however, the per capita cost per diem shows a slight decrease. The maintenance of the buildings and grounds received some attention. Increased parking space, new curbs, and black-top have improved the front area. Wards 1, 2, 10, and 11 and the dispensary were painted. A handrail has been installed in the centre of the main stairway, and the ceiling of the basement has been tiled, along with other various repairs. Some equipment was purchased for the hospital ward, making conditions more pleasant for the patients and staff. Most of the furniture was renovated, with many chairs re-covered and beds and bedside tables repainted. With a continued programme of entertainment, religious wants fulfilled, good food and accommodation, plus excellent medical service, result in a more active, interested, and happy resident. A number of men have been rehabilitated and now care for themselves, indicating that when admitted this, then, is not the last stopping- place for the aged. I wish to thank staff members, co-workers, senior administration, and all others who assisted with the care of our residents. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 87 EXPENDITURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1963 Salaries $ 108,313.42 Office expense 509.51 Travelling expense 99.54 Medical services 9,505.06 Clothing and uniforms 709.29 Provisions and catering 30,133.68 Laundry and dry-goods 6,500.10 Equipment and machinery 456.64 Medical supplies 3,333.62 Maintenance of buildings and grounds 847.51 Maintenance and operation of equipment 1,602.42 Transportation 499.51 Burials 4,627.50 Incidentals and contingencies 2,314.34 $169,452.14 Less— Board $576.00 Rent 300.00 .- 876.00 $168,576.14 Add Public Works expenditure 9,434.29 $178,010.43 Per capita cost per diem: $178,010.43-r-43,647-=$4.08. Pensions paid to Government Agent, Kamloops, $93,979.29. I 88 BRITISH COLUMBIA Reconciliation Net expenditure as per Public Accounts $26,857.87 Add— Maintenance receipts— Pensions $93,979.29 Municipalities 3,175.15 Transfers from Provincial Home Trust Account 6,054.02 Receipts from Government of Canada under the Unemployment Assistance Agreement 46,329.09 Salary adjustments 3,684.00 153,221.55 $180,079.42 Add Public Works expenditure 9,434.29 Less— Pensioners' comforts $9,521.55 Proportion of excess of disbursements over receipts for Tranquille Farm 1,981.73 $189,513.71 11,503.28 $178,010.43 Inmate-days Inmates in the Home, April 1, 1962 118 Inmates admitted during the year 70 188 Inmates discharged 33 Inmates deceased 38 71 Total number of inmates, March 31, 1963 117 Total number of inmate-days 43,647 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 89 WELFARE INSTITUTIONS BOARD A. A, Shipp, Chief Inspector of Welfare Institutions I submit herewith the annual report of the Welfare Institutions Licensing Act for the year 1962. As licences are issued on the basis of the calendar year, this report covers the period from January 1, 1962, to December 31, 1962. LICENCES A total of 854 licences was issued during the year, of which 658 were renewals and 196 were new licences. Of the licensed institutions, 108 were either closed or had a change of operator, requiring new licensing. There were 271 new applications for licensing, and 279 pending applications were closed, 83 of which were either withdrawn or refused. Case load at December 31, 1962, totalled 948, of which 746 were licensed institutions and 202 files pending. BOARD MEETINGS Twelve Board meetings were held during the year, members of the Board finding that there was better continuity to the work of the Board with the more frequent meetings. Miss Alice Carroll, Provincial Consultant of Psychiatric Social Work, was appointed to the Board during the year, bringing Board membership to a total of six. Other members remained the same as for 1961. WELFARE INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN A. Full-time Care of Children . ■ _ Institutions for Child-care During the year one institution, which had been operating for many years, ceased to function as a full-time operation for the care of children. One new licence was issued for a specialized institution giving short-term care to retarded children. Number of institutions licensed in 1962 _._. L 9 Number of children cared for 265 Total days' care 60,178 Private Boarding Homes The number of privately operated licensed boarding homes for children continues to decrease, having dropped from 58 to 20 during the past eight years. The majority of these homes are in the Lower Mainland area, and are under the supervision of the two Children's Aid Societies. A close check is made of newspaper advertisements advertising for children to board, and many of these homes are found to be unsuitable for licensing. These homes also are investigated by the Vancouver Children's Aid Society. Number of children's boarding homes licensed in 1962 20 Number of children cared for ll ; 60 Total days' care -.__- - 13,764 I 90 BRITISH COLUMBIA B. Day Care of Children Foster Day Care During the year the number of licensed homes increased slightiy, but the number of children given care in these homes dropped almost one-half, and the total number of days' care given dropped by almost one-third. We are reasonably sure that the need for this type of care has increased rather than decreased, and we are presentiy trying to learn under what circumstances children who are not being placed in licensed homes are being cared for. Number of foster day-care homes licensed in 1962 32 Number of children cared for 157 Total days' care 14,898 Kindergartens, Play-schools, etc. The number of licensed kindergartens continues to increase, and it has been noted that many of the newer licences are for kindergartens in the smaller communities of the Province. Training for kindergarten supervisors continues to be given by the Adult Education Department of the Vancouver School Board, by the University of Victoria Evening Division, and by the Extension Department of the University of British Columbia. Number of pre-school centres licensed in 1962 291 Number of children registered 14,226 Total days' care 1,215,154 Schools for Retarded Children During the year one school closed because of a lack of pupils, and two more were taken over by local School Boards. In addition to the day schools, the various local chapters of the British Columbia Association for Retarded Children are active in promoting sheltered workshops and vocational training for those retardates who are no longer able to attend their schools. Number of schools licensed in 1962 28 Number of children registered 516 Total days' care 65,216 MATERNITY HOMES During 1962 Our Lady of Mercy Home completed its change of programme, and as of December 31, 1962, had closed its nursery completely. Number of homes licensed in 1962 3 Number of mothers cared for 489 Number of infants cared for 13 Total days' care (mothers and children) 29,013 AGED-CARE A total of 288 boarding home for elderly persons was licensed during the year, an increase of approximately 34 per cent over the previous year. The majority of those homes which, until the change in the legislation in 1961, did not require licensing have now been seen, and licences have been issued or are in process of being approved. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 91 Number of homes licensed during 1962 288 Number of persons cared for 5,860 Total days' care 1,246,891 UNEMPLOYED ADULTS There was no change in the number or function of these institutions during the year. Number of homes licensed during 1962 6 Number of persons cared for 5,958 Total days' care 32,867 PROVINCIAL MENTAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGEES For the past several years this office has been co-operating with the Mental Health Services in finding boarding-home placements in the community for the improved mentally ill. Many of these people have been returned to the community and have been placed in licensed boarding homes, where they have adjusted quite well with the other guests. During the past year, however, four homes have been licensed specifically to give this form of care, and it is expected that this number will increase rapidly as the programme develops. Number of homes licensed during 1962 4 Number of persons cared for 34 Total days' care 10,093 SUMMER CAMPS It has been noted over the past few years that the majority of summer camps are paying more attention to their physical standards, and these are showing consistent improvement. There has been an increase in the number of privately operated camps, most of which offer riding as one of their main attractions. The facilities at most of these camps are of good standard, and the supervision is excellent. Number of summer camps licensed in 1962 83 Number of persons cared for 26,897 Number of attendance days 351,298 CONCLUSION Sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to all who helped with the administration of this Act. I 92 BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICAL INFORMATION Table I.—Showing a Comparative Summary of Information Regarding Licensed Welfare Institutions 1959 I960 1961 1962 Children—Total Care (Excluding Summer Camps) Number licensed— Institutions — Boarding homes _ _ Capacity— Institutions. Boarding homes _ Number of children under care— Institutions Boarding homes — Number of days' care— Institutions Boarding homes Summer Camps Number licensed _ Capacity __ Number of persons attending Number of attendance days _ __ Children—Day Care Number licensed— Kindergartens Schools for retarded children - Foster day care _ _ Capacity— Kindergartens Schools for retarded children Foster day care _ Number of children enrolled— Kindergartens — —. Schools for retarded children :._ Foster day care .—~ Number of attendance days— Kindergartens..... . . Schools for retarded children Foster day care Adults—Infirm and Unemployable Number licensed . Capacity Number of persons cared for Number of days' care - Adults—Employable Number licensed Capacity _ Number of persons under care. — Number of days' care - _ __ Women—Maternity Number licensed .... Capacity (mothers and infants) — — Number of persons under care— Mothers Infants _ _ Number of days' care Provincial Mental Hospital Dischargees Number licensed Capacity Number of persons under care - Number of days' care — 7 39 242 92 312 107 70,762 24,914 77 5,283 25,735 235,846 251 27 36 7,034 542 170 12,182 501 358 1,055,073 63,547 30,820 174 2,824 3,862 867,864 5 64 396 16,754 2 116 373 282 29,796 7 30 217 78 223 86 47,544 20,265 76 5,308 23,753 205,556 249 27 34 7,221 518 84 12,942 469 291 1,135,696 57,149 20,182 196 3,058 4,385 1,026,783 6 164 8,680 49,268 3 115 390 259 30,903 9 30 243 76 287 75 67,343 18,308 77 5,750 26,023 248,295 265 31 28 7,764 695 135 13,614 630 302 1,121,022 76,034 21,237 215 3,368 4,710 992,824 6 171 5,502 40,368 3 125 394 191 31,263 9 20 239 60 265 63 60,178 13,764 83 6,324 26,897 351,298 291 28 32 8,383 618 98 14,226 516 157 1,215,154 65,216 14,898 288 4,294 5,860 1,246,891 6 171 5,958 32,867 3 125 489 13 29,013 4 31 34 10,093 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 93 Table II.—Case Load Showing the Total Number of Licensed Institutions and Pending Applications, 1962 LICENSED Jan. 1, 1962 New Licences Closed Carried Forward, Dec. 31, 1962 Children—total care— 28 8 77 257 25 34 186 34 6 3 5 2 9 62 S 8 95 3 4 16 3 31 6 10 41 1 17 10 83 Children—day care— 288 27 32 Aged—• 240 Institutions Adults—employable_. . ._ - 37 5 3 4 Totals 658 196 108 746 PENDING Jan.1, 1962 New Cases Closed Carried Forward, Dec. 31, 1962 Children—total care— Boarding homes Institutions Camps._ Children—day care— Kindergartens.. Schools for retarded children _ Foster day care Aged- Boarding homes . Institutions Adults—employable Maternity homes.- Provincial Mental Hospital dischargees.. Totals 5 32. 60 8 .19 81 2 3 210 7 1 9 71 4 25 146 3 271 13 71 10 25 144 4 2 279 4 1 28 60 2 19 83 1 1 202 V," ".. I - - '■::.■! ' : . - r, -.-i ... ... I 94 BRITISH COLUMBIA PART V.-—SOCIAL WORK SERVICES DIVISION OF TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL AND PEARSON POLIOMYELITIS PAVILION Mrs. M. Titterington, Casework Supervisor The optimism that prevailed for some years among lay people following the discovery and use of drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis and the subsequent reduction in mortality and morbidity rates is becoming somewhat dampened as statistics level off and new problems present themselves. Tuberculosis is still the major health problem in all parts of the world, and there are still epidemics of tuberculosis here and there in specific geographical areas in Canada and within certain family groups. There is a growing conviction that every individual should have a tuberculin test, and that all positive reactors should be followed as potential cases in the future. To achieve this, a continual educational programme is essential, not only by those in the health field, but by those in other disciplines, such as social welfare. Antimicrobial therapy has shortened the period of hospitalization required by many patients, but there are problems in this area, too—particularly in relation to individual intolerances and bacilli becoming resistant to the antimicrobial drugs. Drug therapy for tuberculosis is unlike the mild " three pills per day " prescribed for many other diseases in that many patients are prescribed injections and as many as 20 pills per day, and this therapy usually has to be continued for a period of two years. Many patients have considerable discomfort in following this routine. The patient who lapses in taking the prescribed pills regularly and as long as prescribed is the one who incurs the danger of developing resistant bacilli, and when he infects others with resistant bacilli, their disease becomes a problem to treat, and these contacts may be deprived of the benefit of the drug therapy. The unstable patient who leaves hospital before he is medically discharged is, of course, more likely to be neglectful in continuing drug therapy consistently. Constant research is being carried on in this field, and new drugs and combinations of drugs found to combat the difficulties. Dr. G. F. Kincade's annual report indicates that in 1962 there were about 21,000 people who are known to have tuberculosis living in the Province of British Columbia, 4,800 of whom are Indians. (The Indians not of white status are looked after by the Indian Health Service.) About 19,000 of known cases are considered to be inactive. Each of the diagnostic clinics has a special case register in which is recorded all pertinent information for the cases in which the disease is active or who are considered to be of the high-risk group. This group includes active cases of tuberculosis, those inactive less than two years, quiescent cases, and suspects, as well as all cases under treatment with antituberculous drugs. These cases total about 2,600, of which 1,250 are on the drugs as out-patients. In 1962 the number of new cases discovered was 530, and, in addition, 80 inactive cases became active, making a total of 610 active cases. Four hundred and thirty-four cases (includes a few patients with other diagnoses) were admitted to Pearson Hospital and Willow Chest Centre, compared with 501 cases in 1961. There was a slight increase in the number of children admitted to Sunny Hill Hospital with tuberculosis, there being 44 children admitted in 1962, compared with 41 in 1961. However, the number of days' care for these patients in 1962 was 1,337 less than in 1961. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 95 Most of our tuberculosis patients are men over 45 years of age who have single status, which includes those who are widowers, separated, or divorced. In 1962, 54.8 per cent of patients admitted to our sanitaria were over 50 years of age, or 64 per cent of our male population. Less than one-third of our patients were female, but the age ratio was the opposite to the male, only 30 per cent being over 50 years of age. This means that again during the past year our female patients were chiefly the ones who had families, often with young children. Assistance with planning for the care of the children so the mother could be admitted to hospital for treatment absorbed time out of proportion to the number of such cases. The question is often asked regarding the length of time a patient is required to stay in hospital for treatment of tuberculosis. While each case is unique in itself and it is difficult to generalize, an examination of 1962 statistics indicates that of 412 discharges in 1962 (excluding the discharges through death) over 56 per cent were discharged within 6 months, over 35 per cent from 6 to 12 months, and over 8 per cent over a year. Twenty-one patients left hospital against medical advice, and three were given disciplinary discharges. Two hundred and thirty-five were to continue antimicrobial treatment following discharge. A start has been made in the development of a physical fitness programme before discharge in a few selected cases, in order that patients will be more prepared for normal activity within a reasonable time after discharge. There were five new patients admitted to the Pearson Poliomyelitis Pavilion in 1962. These patients had a variety of diseases requiring treatment and care similar to that given to the poliomyelitis cases, but none of these had poliomyelitis. However, the social problems presented by these illnesses were similar to those of poliomyelitis. Long before it is realistic, many patients in our Poliomyelitis Pavilion, especially those who have families, begin talking about returning home and, through direct or indirect communication, indicate their fear of having to remain in hospital for the rest of their lives. When one of these patients reaches a stage when he or she might return home and reassume at least a partial role as father or mother, many steps must be taken before a home-care plan may be completed, and the success of the plan depends on the co-operation of many different professional disciplines, community agencies, the patient's own family, and the patient himself. It is important for the social worker to assist in co-ordinating these services and to assist in giving the patient emotional support throughout the various protracted steps leading to finalization of the plan. The Social Service Department has some direct or indirect contact with every patient who is admitted or discharged, although the bulk of social-work time is given to the patients referred for specific problems, whether in-patient or out-patient, particularly where there are family or personality problems. There were 452 cases referred during the past fiscal year, a number of which were reopened several times. One hundred and forty-four tuberculosis patients and 12 patients in the Poliomyelitis Pavilion received comforts allowance for varying periods of time. Because of alcoholism and drug addiction, an increased number of comforts allowances for tuberculosis patients had to be administered. These patients with character disorders create many problems for themselves and others and demand considerable time. It would appear that treatment in a custodial setting, if this were possible, might be more constructive and more effective in controlling their disease. In addition to the comforts allowances of approximately $5,000, we disbursed $649.28 in voluntary funds (excluding special Christmas donations). There were 2,197 interviews with patients and their relatives and 2,865 collateral interviews, which includes consultations with other professional disciplines and with community I 96 BRITISH COLUMBIA agencies. The statistical volume is somewhat less than during the previous fiscal year, but staff changes were in part responsible. Considerably more time was spent with individual cases with positive results. During the past fiscal year, staff members have assisted in the educational programme of the School of Social Work as well as that of the nursing students that come to the Division for the tuberculosis affiliation programme. I wish to extend our thanks for the assistance and co-operation of the many individuals and private groups who have helped in so many ways throughout the year, as well as private social and health agencies and various Governmental departments, on whose co-operation we depend in helping our patients. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1962/63 I 97 PART VI.—ACCOUNTING DIVISION J. McDiarmid, Departmental Comptroller The gross expenditure for the Department of Social Welfare during the fiscal year April 1, 1962, to March 31, 1963, amounted to $55,970,500. Comparing the period of 1962/63 with the previous fiscal year 1961/62, there is a decrease in expenditure of $55,400, or one-tenth of 1 per cent in the gross expenditure recorded in 1961/62. The sections, administration, institutions, and field service have increased in expenditure over the previous fiscal year by $153,700, due to a small increase in numbers of staff employed by the field service and a general salary increase granted in 1962. The balance of expenditures are welfare payments made direct to recipients or expenditures made on their behalf, such as medical, drugs, maintenance in homes, foster homes, etc., which amounted to $52,587,100. In this area the expenditure decreased by $209,100 from the expenditure of $52,796,200 made in the fiscal year 1961/62. Viewing the reduction of $209,100 experienced in 1962/63, it is noted that while payment made for maintenance of dependent children increased $470,600 and payment of pensions to the aged and handicapped increased by $142,200, there was a reduction in medical services, drugs, etc., of $30,400 and in the Social Allowance section of $791,500. Proportion of Total Gross Welfare Expenditure Main Service 1961/62 1962/63 Value Per Centi Value Per Cent $567,000 913,700 1,749,000 3,816,300 4,639,000 29,032,600 15,308,300 1.0 1.6 3.1 6.8 8.3 51.8 27.3 $579,000 944,800 1,859,600 4,286,900 4,608,600 28,241,100 15,450,500 LO 1.7 3.3 7.7 8.2 50.5 Old-age Assistance, Blind Persons' Allowance, Disabled Persons' Allowance, and Supplementary Social Allowance for the aged and handicapped 27.6 Totals $56,025,900 100.0 $55,970,500 100.0 i Percentages may not add to 100.0 due to rounding. Amount Percentage of Total Increase or Decrease ( —) over Previous Year Administration _ $579,000 11,699,900 43,691,600 1.0 20.9 78.1 2.1 5.2 —1.5 Totals . - - *.S.970.5n0 1 100 0 —0 1 I 98 BRITISH COLUMBIA The Division continued its policy of visiting and instructing the field offices wherever possible. Representation was made at headquarters and regional meetings. During 1962/63 the motor-vehicle fleet was increased by the purchase of six additional cars, bringing the total number of Government-owned cars operated by the Department of Social Welfare to 109 vehicles. In addition, some personnel in the Department continue to operate privately owned vehicles on a mileage basis. During 1962/63 some 20 cars were required to be replaced. These vehicles, for the most part, were placed in the northern areas of the Province. A close check was made of all Government cars to ensure that each vehicle was equipped with safety belts, first-aid kits, and, where required, with shovels, chains, tow ropes, and other essentials that may be considered as necessities in the operation of cars in the more remote parts of the Province. The Accounting Division entered into an arrangement with the Department of Highways whereby it took over the inspection of all Government-owned vehicles operated by the Welfare field staff throughout the northern, Kootenay, and Okanagan areas of the Province. This service by the Department of Highways has proven to be of considerable saving in both money and personnel time. The Accounting Division has acquired a copy machine and is supplying a copy service to the various divisions of the Department. It is found that considerable typing time is saved by this operation. The Division is running some six to eight thousand copies per month, giving a quick and relatively inexpensive service to the Department of Social Welfare. Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1963 1,560-1163-1720
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