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The home was built in 1908 by the National Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children caption for postcard Many of these girls had only recently been admitted to the National Refuges home, as can be seen from their close cropped heads. This was because the matron shaved the heads of the new inmates and burnt the hair as a precaution against lice. Any found to be infested were treated with daily baths of disinfectant and at first weekly medical examinations were carried out. Mr. Wix, the local inspector, said in his first report on the school within the home: The children are very orderly and delightfully happy and natural. Both divisions are taught with much thought and care and the school has made a promising start in excellent and well-equipped premises, where the children are under the influence of a good school and a happy well-ordered home. At ten the girls were transferred to the National Refuges home at Ealing and were trained for entry to domestic service. www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk |
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