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10s. to 12s. weekly. The mother was untidy, and worked at
fixing gum on envelopes for 4d. or 5d. per thousand. She earned
from 3 to 5 shillings weekly. Her one-roomed tenement was
dirty and verminous.
3. The father was a park attendant in casual employment, and
earned 4s. per day on two days a week. The baby was 16 days
old. The mother was untidy, unwashed, and clothed in a dirty
nightdress and overall at 3 p.m. Her clothes were in pawn.
She was receiving free dinners.
4. The father was in the workhouse. There were 11 children,
of whom 7 still lived. The baby was 8 months old, clean, fat
and flourishing. The mother received 5s. 6d. weekly parish
relief, and 5s. from her eldest son. She took in washing to
support the family, and paid 5s. 9d. weekly rent. Her tenement,
in one of the lowest streets in the Borough, was extremely clean
and consisted of 2 rooms. The mother explained, " She had
always paid her way and did not owe a penny to anybody."
5. The mother was a widow. The father had been dead 3
months. There had been 11 children of whom only 4 now lived.
The family occupied 2 rooms rented at 5s. 6d. per week. The
mother sublet one room for 2s. per week, and kept the money.
She had paid no rent since her husband died. She was a
laundry hand, had free dinners, and was allowed 5s. 6d. parish
relief in kind. She was very dirty and slovenly. The baby was
clad in a dirty cotton gown and flannelette petticoat only. The
rooms were verminous.
6. The father was a hair-dresser's assistant. The mother was
a feather worker, occupied daily from 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
A woman called for the baby at 7.30 a.m., minded it while the
mother worked and brought it back home daily at 9 p.m.
7. The father was a casual labourer, "Wheeling a truck."
He used to make lead capsules, but gave it up because he suffered
with the lead " Chronics." He signed a paper agreeing to accept
half-pay for 5 months in lieu of compensation. The mother did