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Case 3574

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 30 March 1893

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S is one of five children, her Father is of low character, & drinks, the mother takes no care of the children, goes out washing & leaves them alone. S for the last two years or more has lived with her grandmother, who resides within a few doors of her parents, the grandmother has led an evil life, the house is one of ill fame, two unmarried daughters living at home & leading immoral lives, the one aged 17 tried to starve her baby to death, there is also a boy at home aged about 21. Who is a very bad character & lives on his mother. All the relations have a bad name, on both sides. This particular house is considered one of the worst in Musthall

R
Clare Lodge
Tunbridge Wells

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