Tag: Revolution of 1834
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Workhouse
The Workhouse and the 1834 Report In this issue about the workhouse, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: With regard to the workhouse, the whole emphasis of the Report is upon classification of the inmates according to their needs; and classification, not in separate parts […]
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Act of 1834 and Its Amendments
The Act of 1834 and its Amendments In this issue about the act of 1834 and its amendments, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: The marked feature of this period is the paucity of statutory enactment affecting relief. Only four statutes contain any provisions on the subject […]
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Revolution of 1834
Revolution of 1834 and the 1834 Report In this issue about revolution of 1834, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: It is unnecessary for us even to refer to the disastrous chaos into which the Poor Law and its local administration had in 1832 fallen, or to the events which […]
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Emigration
Emigration and the 1834 Report In this issue about emigration, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Without laying much stress upon emigration, the Report recommends that any vestry should be empowered to pay for it out of the poor rate, in the case of persons (apparently […]
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Emigration
Emigration and the 1834 Report In this issue about emigration, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Without laying much stress upon emigration, the Report recommends that any vestry should be empowered to pay for it out of the poor rate, in the case of persons (apparently […]
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Children
The Children and the 1834 Report In this issue about the children, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Apart from apprenticeship, the Report deals only incidentally with children. It is assumed throughout that children go with their parents, both with regard to the […]
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Vagrants
History of Vagrants The following concept of Vagrants may be usefull here:Able-bodied people who were unemployed (generally without a master). Vagrancy Acts were passed to control the unemployed. Vagrants could face criminal charges, and be pressed into military service or transported to the […]
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Impotent
The Aged and Impotent (or Infirm) and the 1834 Report In this issue about the aged and impotent (or infirm), the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: An almost similar absence of proposals is to be noted with regard to the aged and impotent. The current practice was to deal with […]
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Impotent
The Aged and Impotent (or Infirm) and the 1834 Report In this issue about the aged and impotent (or infirm), the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: An almost similar absence of proposals is to be noted with regard to the aged and impotent. The current practice was to deal with […]
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Women
Women and the 1834 Report In this issue about women, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: With regard to the treatment of women, it cannot be said that the Report of 1834 afforded much guidance to the Central Authority. Whether or not the Commissioners meant to propose the […]
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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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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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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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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 […]