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The newly-born babe developed ophthalmia during
the first few days of its life, and has since died.
The mother, during her lying-in period, used to do
the necessary washing on a chair beside her bed and
hang the things out of the small window to dry. This
she could do by kneeling up on the bed.
When the midwife was attending she had to sit
on the bed whilst bathing the baby, as there was not
room to place a chair for her as well as one for the bowl.
(5) Accommodation: One small back room,
9 ft. 6 ins. by 8 ft. 6 ins. by 9ft.
Family : Husband, wife, three children.
Wife confined 11th February, 1926.
Midwife called 5 a.m. Husband and two children
had to remain on stairs or sit in unfurnished room at
back of passage, with no fire, until allowed to re-enter
the room at 12 noon.
(17) Two rooms. Three adults and four children,
17, 15, 10, 6.
These are tenement houses, the stairs being very
dark and usually badly ventilated. The mother, who
is tuberculous, occupies a room about 15 ft. by 12 ft.
and sleeps in one bed with her husband, while there are
also two other children sleeping in this room in separate
beds (one bed occupied by children aged 10 and 6 years).
The other room, which is a living room as well as a
bedroom for three persons is about 13 ft. by 8 ft. 6 ins.
This is occupied by the grandmother and girls of
17 and 15 years old. The home is clean and ventilated.
(22) The first floor front room is occupied by a
mother and four children (girls, 21 and 12 years;
boys, 19 and 17 years.) The room is overcrowded and
indecently occupied.
Cubic capacity of room : 1,173 cubic feet.