Tag: Poor Laws
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Aged
The Aged and Infirm and the Poor Law Commissioners In this issue about the aged and infirm, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: As with the sick, so with the aged and infirm, neither the Report nor the Act of 1834 had suggested any change in the current policy of outdoor…
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Sick
The Sick and the 1834 Report In this issue about the sick, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: In contradistinction to the revolutionary proposals of the Report of 1834 with regard to the able-bodied, it is extraordinary that it suggested absolutely no change with regard to […]
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Poor Law Commissioners
In this issue about poor law commissioners, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: It had, as we have seen, been left to the Poor Law Commissioners to formulate their own policy, with the guidance of the Report of 1834. This policy is, during the ensuing thirteen years, to be […]
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Co-operation With Voluntary Agencies
Co-operation with Voluntary Agencies and the Poor Law Board In this issue about co-operation with voluntary agencies, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: A noteworthy feature of the very end of this period was the emphasis suddenly laid upon the importance of systematic […]
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Relief on Loan
Relief on Loan and the 1834 Report In this issue about relief on loan, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: The Commissioners recommended that under regulations to be framed … parishes be empowered to treat any relief afforded to the able-bodied, or to their families, and […]
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Defectives
Defectives and the Poor Law Commissioners In this issue about defectives, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: We must note the beginning of a new class, only just mentioned in the Report and Act of 1834, viz. that of the physically defective, at first only those who were […]
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Principles of 1834
The Principles of 1834 and the 1834 Report In this issue about the principles of 1834, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: To sum up the principles of administration recommended for adoption in the Report of 1834, omitting minor recommendations and incidental qualifications, […]
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Poor Law Board
In this issue about poor law board, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: We have seen that between 1834 and 1847 the Central Authority settled down to a certain empirical policy as to the administration of relief, which was embodied, as regards workhouse management throughout […]
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National Uniformity
National Uniformity and the 1834 Report In this issue about national uniformity, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: The most revolutionary principle of the Report of 1834-the fundamental basis alike of the Act of 1834 and of the policy of the Central Authority-was that of […]
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Able-bodied
The Able-Bodied and the 1834 Report In this issue about the able-bodied, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Apart from a few stray suggestions, it might almost be said that the Report of 1834 was entirely directed to the treatment of the adult able-bodied labourer, with the […]
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Reversion to 1834
The Reversion to 1834 and the Majority Report of the Royal Commission of 1905-1909 In this issue about the reversion to 1834, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: With this clue to their meaning, it becomes possible to understand the main constructive proposals of the […]
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The Able-bodied
The Able-bodied and the Local Government Board In this issue about the able-bodied, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: National Uniformity In the absence of new Statutes, and of alterations in the General Orders relating to the relief by boards of guardians of the […]
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Voluntary Agencies in the Prevention of Destitution
The Sphere of Voluntary Agencies in the Prevention of Destitution and the Majority Report of the Royal Commission of 1905-1909 In this issue about the sphere of voluntary agencies in the prevention of destitution, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Both the Majority Report […]
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1834 Report
The 1834 Report and the 1834 Report In this issue about the 1834 report, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: The proposals of the Commissioners of 1834 were either formal recommendations, exceptionally displayed in prominent type, or suggestions scattered among the pages […]