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Catalogue description Folios 181-182. Workhouse Inspection Report Form from John T Graves, Poor Law Inspector,...
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| Reference: | MH 12/13909/131 |
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| Description: |
Folios 181-182. Workhouse Inspection Report Form from John T Graves, Poor Law Inspector, to the Poor Law Board, reporting his inspection of the Bromsgrove Poor Law Union Workhouse on 26 September 1849; includes details of medical provision, management of the school, the vagrant wards etc. It is noted that HM Inspector Symons made an unfavourable report of the school at his recent inspection. Also there is a marked improvement in the cleanliness, order and discipline of the workhouse since the appointment of the present workhouse master. He also puts forward a proposal for the erection of a washhouse connected to the hospital and the appointment of a paid nurse. Annotated: make these suggestions [regarding the washhouse] to the guardians. Paper Number: 28571/1849. Poor Law Union Number: 526. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. |
| Date: | 1849 Oct 3 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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