CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909 — Page 129

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The ordinary fee at this establishment is £4.4.0. a week. But in Miss Boryl Deane's case this charge was Considerably enhanced by

by the cost of special nursing journey's from place to place recommended by the family physician and other Joctors

It is entirely owing to More Deane's efforts to continu this expensive method of treatment, after the family income had been reduced

the loss

her husband

by

of pcusion in 1996, that the t Mip Deave have been reduce to their present Condition of poverty & distress.

le Mrs Deave admits this in petition. But both the & hif Deave positively refuse to make any change patient, havings to her present surrounding has implored them to kup her where she is.

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informed me that she & miss Deane have finally decided to "Give up their last crust "rather than reduce by

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patients comfort or happiness; & they consider it would be

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remove her from the circle of friends the has now made for herself " to a

cheap asylum. In view of these facts it might be said that having voluntarily brought themselves to their present necessitous Condition they cannot obtains the assistances they apply for under the Statute referred to. On behalf of the petitioner however I venture to hope that the fact that her present difficulties are the result of her self- Sacrificing devotion to

her afflicted child may not disentitle her to any

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