eek, son is out of work. A son is in an
institution. All as filthy as is the house. The food is
irregular. Two children have had free dinners from school this
and last winter, clothes were also given for one each time.
The boy attends regularly. The woman is a hard drinker, and
gets money in undesirable ways. The eldest child has glands,
neck; hair not good but clean; fleabitten. The second child,
adenoids and tonsils. Housing: five in one room. Evidence from
Police, School Charity, Headmistress, School Officers and
Doctors.

"2. The drinking capacity of this family cannot be too much
emphasized. The parents can't agree, and live apart, the man
allowing 7/6 a week when girl is with mother, and 5/- when she
comes to him. She is verminous and very badly kept. Mother
can't get charing, as she lives in so bad a neighbourhood, so
means to move; at present she keeps other women's babies at
6_d._ a day each. Elder boy out of work, a tidy lad, reads in
Free Library. One child has died. Housing: three in one room.
House not so very untidy. Evidence from Police, Church and
Officer.

"3. A miserable family and in very wretched circumstances.
Father deserts home at intervals, but last time seemed 'sent
back by providence,' as the works in the town he was in were
burnt down. Children starving in his absence; one had
pneumonia, and died since of the effects. The eldest child has
adenoids; the second, urticaria; lice, bad; clothes full of
pediculi. Housing: six in two rooms. Mother hard-working, does
her best, but has chronic bronchitis; does not keep house over
tidy. The two elder boys are very idle, tiresome fellows, and
worry the father a great deal. They improved and found work
during the year following the visit, in which time the father
got into decent work in the City. The S. P. C. C. branch had
to interfere on behalf of small children. Three dead since
marriage, when parents were at ages 23 and 20. Food good when
there is any. School gave free dinners and clothes to two.
Evidence from Police, S. P. C. C. branch, School Charity,
Parish Sister, Employer, Headmistress, School Officer and
Doctors.

"4. The father a complete wreck through intemperate and fast
living; speculation first brought him down. Was later moved to
hospital, where he died. Had worked on railway a