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THE VICTORIAN WORKHOUSE (p.178-179) (WHO LIVED THERE? (the '…
THE VICTORIAN WORKHOUSE (p.178-179)
Poor Law Amendment Act
(1834)
WHO LIVED THERE?
children
old people
disabled
physically or mentally sick
the 'officials'
the Master and the Matron
school teacher
doctor
a vicar
a porter
big institution
should provide...
accomodation
living conditions
unhealthy, overcrowded, inhuman
food
limited
clothing
uniforms to conform
doctors and medicine
work and wages
hard, repetitive and soul-destroying
children often sold to other works ( ex. mines, factories)
education and training
no reading and writing, no chance of bettering themselves
included
dining room
separate wings for men and women
school rooms
a hospital and a chapel
gardens and small farms
for self-sufficience