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raids. My eldest 24 in August. My baby 1 year 9 months. We are poked up in three rooms because we cannot afford more rent than 11s. 6d. I own the eldest is living away as barman but is home rest times. Do you think it decent for me to have more babies ? Yet I have nearly poisoned myself with drugs to keep them away. Again the unpleasantness between my George and I are awful, for I fear I will drive him to other women in my fear of having kiddies. So after reading about the Mothers' Clinic I had to write to you. We cannot keep those we have got as they should be kept. I have tried hard all my married life. George earns £3 a week, one girl 19 gives me 15s., the other 16 is doing two days a week, then there is Harry, Sonnie, Bubbles and baby. Can you imagine my struggle? If you would write references to the truth of this write to Mrs. —— [full address given], she will tell you, but of course she don't know I am writing as she is very good and says I ought to be proud of the gift of babies, but I am so tired of them, all these years babies, babies. So please tell fine if I can help having them."

No. C.C. 23.—"I trust you will excuse the liberty I am taking in writing to you,