... the country people were shocked by the behaviour of the children, such as "fouling gardens, hair crawling with lice and bed wetting". The source wasn't written until 1988, and we cannot be sure of whether the author's source of information was a reliable one. However, the source is backed up by the background knowledge I have of conflict and disharmony between host families and evacuees, and is from a textbook written for British schools so we can assume it is fairly reliable. Source E also relates to this, claiming that the evacuees had filthy habits and no manners, causing a social tension between host families and the children. It is a first-hand account written by the mother of a host family so can be said to be a reliable source of information. The only problem there may be with the reliability of the source is that it is from an interview ...

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