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Metropolitan workhouse infirmaries, &c. : Copy of the report of Dr. Edward Smith, Poor Law inspector and medical officer to the Poor Law Board, on the Metropolitan Workhouse infirmaries and sick wards / (Viscount Enfield).
Smith, Edward, 1818?-1874.Date: 1866
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Further facts relating to the care of the poor, and the management of the workhouse, in the city of Norwich : being a sequel to a former publication / By Edward Rigby.
Rigby, Edward, 1747-1821.Date: 1812
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Medical Notebook
Date: 1849-1877Reference: MS.6027
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The tree of intemperance, showing diseases and vices caused by alcohol. Coloured lithograph, 18--.
Currier & Ives.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 96i
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Bailey, Francis James (1833-1889), LRCP Lond.
Francis James Bailey, 1833-1889, LRCP Lond.Date: 1856-1859Reference: MS.5154
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Report on the condition of the insane poor in the county poor houses of New York / [Sylvester David Willard].
Willard, Sylvester David, 1825-1865.Date: 1973
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The London Workhouse: view of the street facade. Engraving by T. Dale after R. Schnebbelie, 1819.
Schnebbelie, Robert Blemmel, -approximately 1849.Date: 1 January 1819Reference: 21674i
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The old men's ward in a Workhouse. This print is to illustrate a story but could have been drawn from life.
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Report from the Select Committee on the Poor Laws; with the minutes of evidence taken before the Committee. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, July 4, 1817.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Poor Laws.Date: [1817]
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Metropolitan workhouses (infirmary wards). Copy of report of H. B. Farnall, esquire, Poor Law inspector, on the infirmary wards of the severall metropolitan workhouses, and their existing arrangements / (Mr. Childers).
Farnall, H. B.Date: 1866
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Inquiry into the treatment, condition and mortality of infant children in the workhouse of the North Dublin Union.
Nicholls, George, Sir, 1781-1865.Date: 1842
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Two judges seated in discussion on the left; and John Bull showing the back of his workhouse suit to a gentleman. Woodcut by C.J. Grant, ca. 1834.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: [1834?]Reference: 643468i
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An account of receipts & disbursements of money, received and paid to the poor of the township of Oldham, and for other purposes, as appears by this account, from, May 12th. 1806. to May 12th. 1807 / John Radcliffe, secretary.
Radcliffe, JohnDate: 1807
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Joseph Rogers, M.D. : reminiscences of a Workhouse Medical Officer / edited with a preface, by Prof. Thorold Rogers.
Rogers, Joseph, 1820 or 21-1889.Date: 1889
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Oral History of Workhouse Management
John AdamsDate: 1985-1990Reference: MS.8096
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Report of the Committee with papers submitted to the Committee.
Great Britain. Poor Law Board. Committee Appointed to Consider the Cubic Space of Metropolitan Workhouses.Date: 1867
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In the workhouse / by R.H. Quenby.
Quenby, R. H.Date: 1997
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Welfare and orphanages ephemera. Box 1.
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[Pauperism in Poplar].
Great Britain. Local Government Board.Date: 1906
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The London Workhouse: the street and courtyard facades with a pair of medallions. Engraving by T. Dale after R. Schnebbelie, 1819.
Schnebbelie, Robert Blemmel, -approximately 1849.Date: 1 January 1819Reference: 21672i
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Reglemens de l'Hôpital general, la Charité d'Alby.
Hôpital général de la charité (Albi, France)Date: L'An 1689
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Andover Union : extracts from the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons and an epitome of the evidence on the cases of Mr. Parker and Mr. Day, late Assistant Poor Law Commissioners.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Andover Union.Date: 1847
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The workhouse / M.A. Crowther.
Crowther, M. A. (Margaret Anne)Date: 1992
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Workhouses and pauperism and women's work in the administration of the poor law / by Louisa Twining.
Twining, Louisa, 1820-1912.Date: 1898
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An account of the extraordinary case and sufferings of Benj. Surr, who was discovered on Monday last, Decem. 20, 1819, chained to the wall in his own father's cellar, in Leeds, covered with filth and wretchedness, not having been shaved, or had his hair and nails cut for three years he was confined there.
Date: [1819?]

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Metropolitan workhouse infirmaries, &c. : Copy of the report of Dr. Edward Smith, Poor Law inspector and medical officer to the Poor Law Board, on the Metropolitan Workhouse infirmaries and sick wards / (Viscount Enfield).

Further facts relating to the care of the poor, and the management of the workhouse, in the city of Norwich : being a sequel to a former publication / By Edward Rigby.

Medical Notebook

The tree of intemperance, showing diseases and vices caused by alcohol. Coloured lithograph, 18--.

Bailey, Francis James (1833-1889), LRCP Lond.

Report on the condition of the insane poor in the county poor houses of New York / [Sylvester David Willard].

The London Workhouse: view of the street facade. Engraving by T. Dale after R. Schnebbelie, 1819.

The old men's ward in a Workhouse. This print is to illustrate a story but could have been drawn from life.

Report from the Select Committee on the Poor Laws; with the minutes of evidence taken before the Committee. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, July 4, 1817.

Metropolitan workhouses (infirmary wards). Copy of report of H. B. Farnall, esquire, Poor Law inspector, on the infirmary wards of the severall metropolitan workhouses, and their existing arrangements / (Mr. Childers).

Inquiry into the treatment, condition and mortality of infant children in the workhouse of the North Dublin Union.

Two judges seated in discussion on the left; and John Bull showing the back of his workhouse suit to a gentleman. Woodcut by C.J. Grant, ca. 1834.

An account of receipts & disbursements of money, received and paid to the poor of the township of Oldham, and for other purposes, as appears by this account, from, May 12th. 1806. to May 12th. 1807 / John Radcliffe, secretary.

Joseph Rogers, M.D. : reminiscences of a Workhouse Medical Officer / edited with a preface, by Prof. Thorold Rogers.

Oral History of Workhouse Management

Report of the Committee with papers submitted to the Committee.

In the workhouse / by R.H. Quenby.

Welfare and orphanages ephemera. Box 1.

[Pauperism in Poplar].

The London Workhouse: the street and courtyard facades with a pair of medallions. Engraving by T. Dale after R. Schnebbelie, 1819.

Reglemens de l'Hôpital general, la Charité d'Alby.

Andover Union : extracts from the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons and an epitome of the evidence on the cases of Mr. Parker and Mr. Day, late Assistant Poor Law Commissioners.

The workhouse / M.A. Crowther.

Workhouses and pauperism and women's work in the administration of the poor law / by Louisa Twining.