| Abandonment | Child or
whole family was abandoned by a parent or guardian.
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Abuse
See also Neglect | Child cruelly treated, hit or sexually
abused. Includes domestic violence between the parents.
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Adoption
See also Foster care | Cases involving an attempt to adopt
a child.
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| After
care | Help given after the person officially left the
Society's care.
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| Alcohol
abuse | Parent or guardian abused alcohol.
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| Bank
accounts | Case file includes information relating to
children's bank accounts.
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| Behaviour | Child's behaviour caused concern
before or after going into the Society's care.
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Child
labour
See also Employment | Children aged under 14 working to help maintain
themselves or their families.
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| Clothing | Information on clothing worn.
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| Complaints | A complaint made about the
child's treatment while in the Society's care.
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Crime
See also Abuse; Infanticide; Law; Murder; Neglect; Prison | Parent or child prosecuted for
committing a crime.
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| Custody | A dispute or unusual circumstances
regarding custody of the child.
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| Disability | Child or parent, or guardian,
has a physical disability.
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| Emigration | Child emigrated, or was proposed
for emigration.
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Employment
See also Child labour | An interesting or unusual aspect
to a parent or child's employment. Includes work related injuries.
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Ethnic minorities
See also Travellers | Child is from an ethnic
minority background.
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Foster care
See also Adoption | Child lived in formal or
informal foster care.
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| Grandparents | Child looked after by grandparents.
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| Health | Child or parent suffered serious illness.
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| Homelessness | Child or family made homeless.
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| Illegitimacy | Attitudes about illegitimacy
illustrated in the case file.
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| Industrial schools | Child was the subject of
an order under the Industrial Schools legislation.
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Infanticide
See also Murder | The killing of an infant by, or
with the consent of, a parent.
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Law
See also Crime | Case illustrates an aspect of child
related law.
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| Maintenance | Interesting or unusual aspect
to payment of maintenance for the child.
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| Mental health | Parent or child with a mental
health problem.
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Murder
See also Infanticide | Used broadly where a
case involves murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter.
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Neglect
See also Abuse | Child not fed, clothed or looked
after properly.
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| News
clippings | Case file contains newspaper clippings
concerning the case.
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| Photographs | A photograph of the child is available.
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| Poverty | People living in extreme poverty.
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| Prison | Parent or child sent to prison.
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| Prostitution | Parent or child involved, or
at risk of being involved, in prostitution.
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| Running away | Child ran away from a Home or
from its parents, guardians or employer.
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| School | An aspect of schooling and education
is shown.
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| Siblings | Case files relating to two or more
children from the same family taken into care.
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| Social life | References to holidays, outings
and other social activities
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| Stepparents | Stepparents involved in the
child's family life.
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| Suicide | Parent or guardian, or child,
committed, or attempted, suicide.
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Travellers
See also Ethnic minorities | Child is from a Traveller or
Romany (Gypsy) background.
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| Visitors | Information about visitors and
rules relating to visitors.
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| World
War 1 | Effects of World War 1 on children and their families.
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| Workhouses | Child or parent spent time in a Workhouse.
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