§ 21 Mr. SHEPHERD[on Monday,st June] asked the Home Secretary the number of boys and girls, respectively, in the reformatory and industrial schools
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMMITTED CHILDREN IN HOME OFFICE SCHOOLS ON DECEMBER IN EACH YEAR DURING THE PERIOD 1920 TO 1925, INCLUSIVE. — Reformatories Industrial Schools Day Industrial Schools. Total. Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total 1920 3,702 356 8,374 2,035 522 214 15,203 1921 3,076 259 6,868 1,788 324 176 12,491 1922 2,423 184 5,420 1,480 239 140 9,886 1923 2,160 144 4,523 1,313 189 105 8,434 1924 1,952 138 3,871 1,177 212 113 7,463 1925 1,876 124 3,667 1,091 201 110 7,069 In addition to the above, many Home Office Schools maintain large numbers of voluntary cases (i.e., children committed without an Order of a Court), but it is not possible to supply these figures.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF INMATES IN BORSTAL INSTITUTIONS ON THE LAST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER IN EACH YEAR DURING THE PERIOD 1920–25: Boys. Girls. 1920 973 189 1921 1,045 166 1922 1,010 151 1923 1,015 92 1924 1,018 59 1925 1,106 63