Coventry Board of Guardians: A GRATIFYING REPORT: The Local Government Board forwarded a copy of a report which had been received from the Board of Control of a visit made to the Coventry institution by Mrs. Pinsent, one of the visiting commissioners. She stated that she found 22 males and 30 females on a list of certified cases; all of the day rooms, dormitories, bathrooms, etc., were clean and in good order. The upstairs day room, on the female side, was particularly bright and pleasant, and the commissioner wished something could be done to make the day room on the ground floor equally pleasant. The beds and bedding on both sides were clean and good. One of the certified women worked in the laundry, and the rest, as far as they were able, did housework and a little needlework. The male inmates were employed in housework and odd jobs. One or two of them would be able, she thought, to work in the garden, and would probably greatly enjoy the change of occupation. The Chairman thought the Board and the officials could congratulate themselves on the report.
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949