The following are examples of stories from the digitised section of the Booth collection at the LSE, describing the conditions relating to children as encountered on walks with police officers in the period of the late 1890's.

Creche in Walworth and Hammersmith from Walk with Sergeant E. Wyatt, District 41 [St Peter Walworth and St Mary Newington], 28 June 1899 in Booth B365, p125.

Childminding in Hammersmith from Walk with Sergeant Hopkins, District 30 [Hammersmith], 17 February 1899 in Booth B361, p17.

Children standing in line for soup kitchen Bangor Street from Walk with Sergeant W. Hearn, District 28 [Kensington Town], 1 February 1899 in Booth B359, p145. Transcription: St Agnes soup kitchen, busy, a tail of school children along the pavement. Girls one side boys the other, about 30 boys and 40 girls waiting to get in, inside was full etc