Catalogue description Folios 31-32. Workhouse Inspection Report from Robert Weale, Poor Law Inspector, to the...

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Details of MH 12/9246/13
Reference: MH 12/9246/13
Description:

Folios 31-32. Workhouse Inspection Report from Robert Weale, Poor Law Inspector, to the Poor Law Board, reporting his inspection of the Basford Poor Law Union workhouse on 2 January 1858; enclosing details of medical provision, management of the school, the vagrants' wards, etc.

He observes that provision for sick and infectious cases is insufficient and that no proper provision is made for epileptics, idiotic and the harmless insane. He asks that the Board write to the guardians concerning this.

Annotated: reserve.

Paper Number: 396/1858.

Poor Law Union Number: 334.

Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Date: 1858 Jan 2
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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