Return visit to talk more about Leith.

INTVEE had been to see her doctor in Leith with symptoms of weariness and loss of interest in life. She had been told it was probably the change of life and given no special treatment. INTVEE recalls being told by a neighbour when she moved in "Don't think you're living in St Andrews Street now. It’s people like you coming from the slums that let the place down". An older woman had commented on the behaviour of her children and that she must mind them being around in the holidays. She was hurt by both these statements, the latter putting it down to the older woman not remembering what is was like to have a young family. She says where she lived in Leith was a real slum and it was difficult to bring children up decent. The women were all friendly towards each other, they would scrub the floor for you or share their last shilling if they knew your husband wasn’t working. They would often gather in her house and laugh at neighbours coming back from the pub. Nearly every Sunday in the summer, 20-30 families would have a picnic at the foreshore. The absence of television meant they had to make their own amusement. They weren't as close to their husbands as the younger generation are, there was no sharing. Now they are older they are in the habit of going out together in the evening. Asked if it would have made a difference if she had been re-housed along with her old neighbours she replies yes a big difference to both her and her children but goes on to say that when you move you want to better yourself and some people will always live in slums even in new houses.