| Description | Contains correspondence between representatives of the Middlemore Homes, including Mr. Paul Cadbury and Miss M. Randall (Assistant Secretary), and Dr. M.L. Kellmer Pringle of The National Bureau for Co-operation in Child Care. The correspondence discusses ways in which a research project might be undertaken to assess the impact of the family rehabilitation work carried out by the Middlemore Homes at Crowley House since 1955. The file also contains brief handwritten notes on the Middlemore Homes work at Crowley House and premises on Lee Crescent and a typed table summarising cases of 90 families which appear to have been studied as part of the research project. Cases are identified by a number rather than the family name. Details about the case include the initial authority which sponsored the case, the reason for admission, the parent's ages, the number of children in the household, some background to the family history, information about the health of the family, marital relationship, information regarding the husband's participation the family, the husband's work record and earning capacity and notes on developments in the family situation since leaving Crowley House. |