Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.
Date:
1909
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    W Part IV.--Historical Development and Present Condition of the Various Branches of the Poor Law—cont. PAGE CHAPTER 4.—AREAS OF ADMINISTRATION - - - - - - = : - 2 eral Oe Reasons for enlarging Area of Administration in 1834 - - - vial De Policy of First Centra] Authority in regard to Classification of Telenc Dave : - 128 Arguments against Classification by Workhouses now inapplicable - - - - 125 Impossibility of proper Classification in existing Workhouses - - - - 125 Enlargement of Area for certain Poor Law purposes’ - . - : : = L386 Disregard of existing Facilities for Combination - . = age : - st Lae Advantages of Classification by Workhouses - aM ic : : : = 1ay Extension of Area will Facilitate Classification - - - : - a 27 Financial Aspects of Enlargement and Provisions of Act, 1834 - : - - 128 Union Chargeability Act, 1865. - - - : - - - 128 Metropolitan Common Poor Fund - - : - - : - . - 128 Exchequer Contributions - - - - : . : ; - : - 128 Absence of Central Control over Grants - ado : - - - 129 Inequalities of Poor Law Burdens - - : Z : : ; - - 129 Equalisation of burden of Poor Relief in London - - - - - - 130 Summary of Recommendations and Suggestions - : : : - : - 1380 CHapreR 5.—INDOooR RELIEF - - - : ; ; ; - rat tel? - -'. TGR Control and Supervision of yatces Boor - - : : : “. Idt Intention of 1832 Commission regarding Workhouses - : : : : -. “18h The Workhouses of to-day - - ; ; ; : - «a 182 Rural Workhouses - - : - ae Le ; ; ‘ - - 132 Urban Workhouses - - - : ; . ; : - : - 132 London Workhouses — - - : : - : ; : - : las Disadvantages of present System - - : - - - - - 133 Effect upon Inmates of Life in Werchoies : - : - - Be 1S4 The General Workhouse in Relation to the Able- Bodied . : - - - 135 Increasing Cost of Indoor Relief - - - : j : - - 135 Unnecessary Expenditure - - - ; : : ee - 136 Control of peepen ctr by the ion Government Board - : . - =a 137 “Ins and Outs” - - - ; - : - - 137 Periodical eevee of Indoor none - ; ; aise 3 5 - - 138 Course of Indoor Pauperism since 1871-2 - - - : - - - 139 Attractiveness and deterrence of Workhouse to certain Mes : - : -. 189 Conditions essential to effective Indoor Relief - . - - - - sig) ba) Summary of Recommendations and Suggestions - . “s : “ 3 -. 146 CHAPTER 6.—OUTDOOR RELIEF - 3 ; ; 2 . eee Orders regulating qereree Relief. to the elo padice : : - : - 141 Policy as to Outdoor Relief to the Able-bodied - - . . - - -/ 43 Outdoor Relief of non-Able-bodied — - - : : = - - - 143 Difficulties arising from Outdoor Relief — - : : ; ; 4 - - 148 Recurrent interest in Poor Law Agmumstrabian - : ; : : - - 144 Mr. Goschen’s Minute. of 1869 - . ; : - - - 144 The Crusade against Outdoor Relief in ine avons - - : . ~, 145 Extent of Present Day Outdoor Pauperism - - - - - + 4. 14% Insufficient Inquiry into Circumstances of Applicants : Tees Outdoor Relief 147 Indiscriminate and unconditional Outdoor Relief - - - - - - 150 Proposed Conditions of Outdoor Relief - : - - - 152 Proposed Compulsory Removal of certain Cases to an eee eentioh - - - 153 Outdoor Relief to Widows. - - - 153 Effects of Outdoor Relief on Women’s ane and Conditions of f Employment ~. 155 Effects of Outdoor Relief on Character — - = - 156 Effect of abolishing Outdoor Relief - : : - <5 157 Question of future Administration of Outdoor oka to tous - ‘ A By 5 Outdoor Relief to deserted Wives — - . : - <0 ne hae Effect of inadequate Outdoor Relief to ree Woman : Se) Sen Sty Loo Rural Labourers’ Wages indirectly subsidised by. Cpt Relief . - - 158 Future Policy as to Outdoor Relief - : - = O19 Proposed adoption of “‘ Case-Paper ”’ seen - : - 7 - ar ee TED Proposed Co-operation between Poor Jaw and Charity = - - - - - 161 Summary of Recommendations and Suggestions- - - - : - - 162 CuapTerR 7.—THE AGED - - , SG Modern Growth of ihe oe of rani the reel as & separate Pits : - ~ . 163 Favourable discrimination as regards the Aged __- - - - - ~~ 168 Effect of Old-age Pension Question or the Treatment of the heat - - - - * 164 Improved Treatment of the Aged in Workhouses - . - ; - - -. 167 Character Classification of Workhouse Inmates at Sheffield _ - w . . =~! 168 Dreariness of Life in certain Poor Law Institutions for the Aged . - - - 169 The Brabazon Scheme - = : Pen iT - - - 169 Variety of practice as to Outdoor Relief to Aged ; - - - - - - 169 Inadequate Out-relief to Aged - se : - 170 ; Out-relief to Aged regarded practically as Old- -Age Pensions - Bare - - - 170 Age and Character Classification ot Outdoor Poor. - - - - . Zeb ole Variety of Practice as to Outdoor RelieftoAged - + - - » : oer L TZ