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Turner, late of Redhill, is now the Government Inspector of Reformatories, and has visited, and will shortly again visit this Reformatory.
Thirty-seven Boys have been admitted in the course of the year, all under 17 & 18 Vic., of these Worcestershire supplied 15, Birmingham 10, Herefordshire 5, Gloucestershire 2, Shropshire 1, Nottinghamshire 1, Northamtonshire 1, and two others originally of Birmingham, were received from Hardwicke Reformatory, in exchange for a Worcester boy sent there.
The ages of these were:—
10 | years | 1 | |
11 | " | 2 | |
12 | " | 3 | |
13 | " | 13 | |
14 | " | 7 | |
15 | " | 6 | |
16 | " | 4 | |
over | 16 | " | 1 |
37 |
These had been:—
Never before convicted (but some nevertheless of known criminality): |
18 |
Once | 9 |
Twice | 4 |
Thrice | 3 |
Four times | 2 |
Eight times | 1 |
37 |
Their educational state was:—
Ignorant of alphabet | 6 |
Able to read small words | 7 |
Able to read 2nd Irish Book and write a little | 13 |
Able to read 3rd Irish Book, write fairly and with some arithmetic |
11 |
37 |
Their Parental state was:
Both dead or having deserted their children or mentally incapacitated |
7 |
Onedittoditto | 11 |
Both living | 19 |
Of the eleven, two are vicious, eight doubtful.
Of the nineteen, three are vicious, one doubtful.