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Case 941

18. Letter from Hemel Hempstead about overcrowding 18 May 1895

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will never be fit for service. She is turned fourteen - the doctor believes her to be [weak] - therefore it seems time that she should be learning something by which she can get her living. I think it would be well if you approve and find it possible for her to go to S Chad's I [know] how good the medical treatment is there. and on one occasion when I took the girl to the Hospital, the occulist said the treatment could be carried on at home. If she goes, and

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