Mrs Francis sits in her cluttered living room on Christmas Street (formerly Noel Street), south-east London, December 1946. Widowed for many years, she helps out her neighbours by collecting their milk and looking after their children. Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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