THE NEED OF WOMEN AS WORKHOUSE INSPECTORS.
[TO THE EDITOR OS THE " STEOTATOR.1
Sin,—Your remarks on the case of the two Sudlows calls to mind an article in the Spectator of April 7 with reference to the work of the late Mrs. Nassau Senior. The writer remarks :—" When the idea is once suggested, the reasonableness of employing a woman to superintend such work as this is so obvious, that the only wonder is that Mrs. Senior's should have been the first appoint- ment of the kind." is there not a need of a woman's superintend- ence over the children who are boarded out? Judging from the evidence given before the magistrates, the present supervision seems almost worthless. Writing to the inspector to say they are happy reminds one of Bumble's visit, in " Oliver Twist." The inspector ought to see the children (not at stated intervals, when they can be prepared for his visit), to question them without the presence of their keepers, and to make general inquiries in the place, if there is any doubt about their proper treatment. Why, one cannot but ask, was no evidence required of their regular attendance at school? This may be an isolated case of tyranny, but there may be many of neglect and carelessness.—I am,
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