The Department of Public Welfare was created in 19i9. The name of the department was changed a number of times. In 1963 it was renamed the Department of Family and Children Services. This department was abolished by the Executive Reorganization Act of 1972 and its duties, functions and powers were transferred to the Department of Human Resources. The publications comprising this series contain various statistical charts, tables and statements relating to the kind of public assistance the department disposes of and the type of and number of recipients of each. The amount of statistical information presented in these reports is fairly large. A list of the charts and other forms of statistics presented in these volumes, as taken from the December, 1970 volume which is fairly typical, is presented below: (1) Chart of Average Award of Aid to the Aged for Twelve Southern States for previous six months; (2) Chart of Recipient Rates of Aid to the Aged for Twelve Southern States for Previous Year; (3) Chart of Average Award (per Family) of Aid to Families With Dependent Children for Twelve Southern States for Previous Six Months; (4) Chart of Recipient Rates of Aid to Families With Dependent Children for Twelve Southern States for Previous Year; (5) Table of Aid to the Aged Applications and Cases; (6) Table of Aid to the Blind Applications and Cases; (7) Table of Aid to the Disabled Applications and Cases; (8) Table of Aid to Families With Dependent Children Applications and Cases; (9) Table of All Public Assistance Applications and Cases; (10) Table of Reasons for Opening Public Assistance Cases; (11) Table of Reasons for Denial and Other Dispositions of Public Assistance Cases; (12) Table of Reasons for Closing Public Assistance Cases; (13) Table of Applications Turnover for Current Year; (14) Table of Comparative Report of Public Assistance Applications; (15) Table of Money Payments to Recipients; (16) Table of Aid to Aged Money Payments to Recipients by County; (17) Table of Aid to the Blind Money Payments to Recipients by County; (18) Table of Aid to the Disabled Money Payments to Recipients by County; (19) Table of Aid to Families With Dependent Children, Money Payments to Recipients by County; (20) Table of Comparative Report of Public Assistance for Twelve Southern States; (21) Table of Distribution of Money Payments to Public Assistance Recipients for the Previous Two Month Period; (22) Table of Aid to the Aged Recipient Rates and Average Assistance Payments and Per Capita Income by States; (23) Table of Aid to the Disabled Recipient Rates and Average Assistance Payments and Per Capita Income by States; (24) Table of Aid to Families with Dependent Children Recipient Rates and Average Assistance Payments Per Child and Per Capita Income by States; (25) Table of Children Receiving Child Welfare Services by County; (26) Table of Location of Children Receiving Child Welfare Services; (27) Table of Adoptive Homes; (28) Table of Other Foster Homes (Board, Free, Work, or Wage); (29) Table of Out of town Inquiries; (30) Table of Day Care Services; (31) Table of General Assistance by County.