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. Illegitimacy as a child-welfare problem. a study of original record in the City of Boston, and in the State of Massachusetts. ^ WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921 \^4^A^/ 1 * \0\y\ ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 50 CENTS PER COPY CONTENTS. Letter of transmittal 17 Statement of problem and general conclusions 19-72 Purpose of study 19 Field and method of inquiry 21-35 Scope of investigation 21 General cliaracteristics of the State 22 Historical development of the care of depende
. Illegitimacy as a child-welfare problem. a study of original record in the City of Boston, and in the State of Massachusetts. ^ WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921 \^4^A^/ 1 * \0\y\ ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 50 CENTS PER COPY CONTENTS. Letter of transmittal 17 Statement of problem and general conclusions 19-72 Purpose of study 19 Field and method of inquiry 21-35 Scope of investigation 21 General cliaracteristics of the State 22 Historical development of the care of dependent, delinquent, and defective children in Massachusetts 25 Sources of information and method of analysis 32 Summary of findings 36-61 Prevalence of birth out of wedlock 36 Number of children born out of wedlock included in the study 36 \The background of illegitimacy 38 Infant welfaie 41 ^The possibilities of parental care 44 Child dependency 50 Juvenile delinquency 55 Mental defect 57 The childs point of view 60 Conclusions 62-72 The handicap of illegitimate birth 62 The burden upon the public 64 Measurevs for the protecillegitimacyasch20unit
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