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A few remarks made by the children at the CleansingStation
might illustrate the conditions under which they live:
One little mite told the attendant that since she had her
last bath at the Station and the bedding had been disinfected
she had had a good night's rest, whereas before
she could not sleep for the "jumping fleas."
Another looking up pathetically into the attendant's face
said " I do wish you were my mother, you are so kind
and gentle."
One child protested against her clothes being removed as
mother had "stitched her up for the winter," and not
even at night did she have them taken off.
A little girl asked if she could come every week and
bring her sister.
These few remarks speak volumes as to the value of the
work done. It is wonderful to see the homes gradually improving,
the standard of cleanliness getting higher and
higher, and the intense desire to please the Inspector that
a good many of the women visited display. With the cleaner
home comes greater self-respect land respect from the husband
and family for the wife and mother. One man informed me
that since the home had become bright and clean he had
not wanted to go out in the evening at all."
52. The following is Miss FitzGerald's report:—
Summary of Inspections.
Visits to houses after notification of births 1105
Re-visits 437
Visits re infant deaths 47