│ │ │ laborer, often sick and │ │ │ Mrs.│41 │ $6.00 │unemployed. Widow does not│ 8 │ 5 │ 3 H. │ │ │ think he earned $6.00 a │ │ │ │ │ │ week the year round. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ════╧═══╧════════╧══════════════════════════╧════════╧════════╧════════ ════╤═══════════╤════════╤════════╤════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ How │ │ │ │Children│ │Nationality│ Age of │ are │ Name│ of the │Youngest│ cared │ General Remarks │ Parents │ Child │ for │ │ │ │ while │ │ │ │ Mother │ │ │ │ Works │ ────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼──────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ │All five died under 18 months of │ Mother, │ │ │age; three of them under 6 months. Mrs.│ Irish; │ │ │All the children were cared for by M. │ Father, │ │ │other children while mother worked. │ Scotch. │ │ │Three died of convulsions, two of │ │ │ │diarrhœa. ────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼──────────────────────────────────── │ Mother, │ │ │All five that died were under 12 Mrs.│ Irish │ 10 │By girl,│months of age. Two of them died of K. │ American; │months. │ aged 9 │convulsions, one of acute gastritis, │ Father, │ │ years. │two of measles. The baby is a puny │ Swede. │ │ │little thing. ────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼──────────────────────────────────── │ Mother, │ │ By │ Mrs.│ German; │ 18 │ oldest │One child was scalded to death while C. │ Father, │months. │ girl, │mother was at work; one died of │ Austrian. │ │ aged 9 │convulsions and two of bronchitis. │ │ │ years. │ ────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼──────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ │The first two children and the last │ Mother │ │ By │born are alive; the third, fourth, Mrs.│ English; │ │ father │and fifth are dead, each of them S. │ Father, │2 years.│and girl│dying within the first year. Mother │ American. │ │ of 7 │says they were poor, puny babies. │ │ │ years. │Causes of death: Debility, 2; │ │ │ │convulsions, 1. ────┼───────────┼────────┼────────┼──────────────────────────────────── │ Mother, │ │ By │The first two and the eighth born │ American; │ │ oldest │are alive; the five intervening are Mrs.│ Father │ 20 │girl, 11│dead. Four of these died within the H. │(deceased),│months. │ years │first year. Causes of death: │ French- │ │ old.