An Excellent Report: A letter was received from the Local Government Board enclosing a copy of a report which had been forwarded by the Board of Control of a visit made to the Workhouse by Mrs. Pinsent, one of the Commissioners. This stated: ” There are five certified women in this Workhouse. They all seemed very well and happy and were clean and nicely dressed. They were usefully employed in the laundry and in housework. Their beds, day rooms, dormitories, etc., were clean and in good order; in fact, everything in this Workhouse is exceptionally bright and cheerful. I saw all the women at dinner; the dinner as good, plentiful, and nicely served. The Matron, who evidently takes a great interest in the mentally defective, pointed out the cases.”
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949