yvonne,
There is a lot of information about this establishment in the Hampshire Advertiser available through Infotrac Database in your local library. I would suggest you go online and search it out. You can find it at a number of local libraries, but your local library doesn't do it, then you can always try Lancashire Libraries online-you don't have to live in Lancashire to join the library.
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/onrl/If you put into the search system: Portsmouth and south hants industrial school, you will find amongst many items a lovely letter from a Mr. J W Younghusband, who writes about the establishment of the school, and the Act of Parliament that set up such schools.
There are adverts about the subscribers to the school and some of the cases there, the various meetings etc. Sydenham House was purchased for a sum of around £1000 for the purpose.
Here is a sample of some of the extracts, showing you the sorts of cases that ended up there:
POLICE INTELLIGENCE .
Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, December 22, 1883; Issue 5349.
THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACT:
The following persons were summoned by the School Attendance Committee in respect of their non-attendance of their children at school, and were dealt with as appended: Frank Hillier, The Village, Alverstoke, fined 5s; George Pannel, Forton, 2s 6d.; James Bartlett, Privett, school attendance order granted; Sarah Ann Baker, Beach St, Gosport, fined 5s; and the girl was ordered to be sent to the Waterloo Industrial School.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE .
Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, March 22, 1884; Issue 5362.
RESCUED from MISERY:
Beatrice Julia Drake, five years of age, who was found in a house of ill-fame in Southampton-Row, was ordered to be sent to the Waterloo Industrial School until she attained the age of 16 years.
Tom