1. Diagram showing Relative Death-rates per 100,000 Persons in Different Classes 6 2. Table showing Number of Deaths in United States and England and Wales, at Different Ages 12 3. Table showing Infantile Mortality from Eleven Given Causes and the Estimated Influence of Poverty thereon 21 4. Diagram showing the Infantile Death-rate of Rochester, N.Y., and the Influence thereon of a Pure Milk Supply 22 5. Schedule relating to Five Families in which the Mothers are employed away from their Homes 40–41 6. Schedule showing Dietary of Children in Six Families 93 7. Table showing Comparative Height, Weight, and Chest Girth of English Boys according to Social Class 97 8. Occupations of Juvenile Delinquents in Six Large Cities 188 9. Occupations of Juvenile Delinquents in Six Towns of less than 100,000 Inhabitants 189 10. Table showing Reasons for the Employment of 213 Children 212, 213 [Illustration: THREE “LITTLE MOTHERS” AND THEIR CHARGES ] THE BITTER CRY OF THE CHILDREN I THE BLIGHTING OF THE BABIES “Oh, room for the lamb in the meadow, And room for the bird on the tree! But here, in stern poverty’s shadow, No room, hapless baby! for thee.” —E. M. MILNE. I