Description:Inspectors visited the foster homes in Canada to check on how the children were getting on. The inspector reports are in the files for the individual children. This is the first inspector's report for Henry Bates.
Some children were visited regularly and others not very often. The inspectors wrote small amounts of information about the children and some reports are simply yes and no answers to standard questions like ‘Do they go to school?’
Questions to think about: Read the inspector report for Henry Bates. There is a transcript below to help you read it.
Transcript:
HALIFAX, N.S. August 21st 1905
IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CHILDREN’S EMIGRATION HOMES, ST LUKE’S ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
REPORT OF VISITOR
Visitor Name: Frank A Gerow
Name of Child: Henry J Bate
Year sent to Canada 1905
DATE VISITED
Aug 19th
NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
George H Davidson
Woodlands
York Ca
N[ew]B[runswick]
GENERAL REMARKS AS TO CONDUCT, POSITION, &C.
A splendid boy. Has secured a good home and will receive right treatment
How long had Henry been in Canada? Who is Henry living with?
What does the Inspector say about Henry? Does the report tell us anything about how Henry feels in his new home? What does the report tell us about what Henry does every day? Do you think this report gives us enough information about how Henry has settled in? What else would you like to know?