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of the 220 Heads of families, they may be roughly
classified as follows:—
Men
125 in unskilled labour (of whom few are in regular employment.
19 in skilled trades.
21 costers or general dealers.
10 organ grinders or professional beggars.
12 no occupation or unknown.
2 agents for the property.
189 Total
As quite a number of these men are from various
causes habitually out of work, or do only occasionally
wood chopping or costering, there are in consequence
47 married women who either supplement
their wages or who are the real wage earners of the
family. About half of these women work at laundries
and the rest are employed charring, or similar work.
There are also 36 widows or deserted wives who support
their families in the following ways:—
18 work in laundries or do charing, etc.
2 have small shops.
5 are costers or professional beggars.
Thus out of 226 families, 93 are seen to be mainly,
if not entirely dependant on the work of the women.
Police Records, &c.
The records of police convictions have not been
supplied from the Police Station and are necessarily
incomplete. The information has been obtained from
the local Press, the School Attendance Officer, etc.,
and even so there are to be found convictions
against one or more members of 121 families. The
majority of these convictions are for drunkenness,