The following apparent errors have been corrected:

• p. 27 "condiditions" changed to "conditions"
• p. 163 "on stairs" changed to "on stairs,"
• p. 185 "nine children" changed to "nine children."
• p. 197 "infan s" changed to "infants"
• p. 210 "etc," changed to "etc.,"

Punctuation in the list of Occupations of Husbands has been regularised.

On pages 194 and 195, dittos have been replaced with the relevant words.

The following are used inconsistently in the text:

• afterbirth and after-birth
• afterpain and after-pain
• childbearing and child-bearing
• childbirth and child-birth

Illustrations have been moved and may not match the locations given in the List of Illustrations and Facsimiles.

The following possible error has been left as printed:

• p. 2 husband’s trades