change in poor law administration 1947 - 80

key events

. Andover = model workhouse —> only cursory inspections made

. Parker sent to investigation - discovered range of abuses

—> sexual abuse, serving less food than minimum dietary, starving paupers were sucking the meat and bone marrow they were ordered to crush

consequences

. poor law commissioners sacked M’Dougal, blamed + sacked Parker (only 9 assistant commissioners making his job impossible)

. revealed problems with poor law commission - led to its abolition in 1847

poor law board dates

1847-75

balance between outdoor and indoor relief under poor law board and local government board

changes in the treatment of pauper children

changes in the provision of pauper healthcare

changes in the how poor laws were paid for

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the effects of the 1867 reform act on the poor law