At the orphanage the wet-nurse was provided with food, lodging and a small wage.
Another solution was to work as a wet-nurse, in a private family or at the orphanage, as long as their child was an infant.
Findings have recently emerged from the study of children in orphanages which shed light on the impact of early deprivation in infants.
Prior to admission, all children were given a cowpox vaccination to prevent smallpox and the orphanages employed a doctor who provided the necessary medical care.
There is thus no clear evidence that the orphanages had to apply stricter admission rules.
There was not a particular area of development in which orphanage children were specifically compromised; rather, delay was pervasive across all areas.
Wet-nurses working in private families were presumed to enjoy better conditions than those working at the orphanage.
The orphanage employed only one director and one nurse to look after newly found orphans and abandoned children.
