Anybody throw any light on this from the archives at all?

[Doctor Smellcroft]

Yes, this sad episode is the subject of the first chapter of Christ's Hospital: The Last Years In London by C M E Seaman (ThA, BaB 20-27, Headmaster 55-70). Unfortunately I can't find my copy just now, but I remember the story is told with shrewdness and compassion.

[sejintenej]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article ... 41/?page=1

You yourself raised this on Feb 11, 2008 and were told (amongst other things) by JR

At the risk of being admonished, we have been round this route before, although a very interesting topic.

I suggest you look at that thread and also at the earlier thread. I suggest a site search at Google which is what I used. After what has already been written I don't think there is any more to add about this sad episode . It took place a century and a half ago, under conditions very different to those now pertaining and if you require further evidence of such allegation I refer to beginning of the article contiguous with that to which you refer.

IMHO End of thread