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The Poor Law - 1834

The Poor Law - 1834. November 29 , 1862. A Sewing Class. The Poor Law changed the existing system of poor relief .

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The Poor Law - 1834

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  1. The PoorLaw - 1834 November 29 , 1862. A SewingClass

  2. The PoorLawchanged the existing system ofpoorrelief. • Itusedtobebased on the charity oflocalparishes, butitwasturned in 1834 into a highlycentralized system, which in factencouraged the large-scaledevelopmentofworkhouses

  3. The abuses and shortcomings of the system are documented in Charles Dickens’ novels and France Trollope and later in People of the Abyss by Jack London.

  4. These measures ranged from the introduction of prison style uniforms to the segregation of 'inmates' into yards – there were normally male, female, boys' and girls' yards.

  5. Despite the aspirations of the reformers, the New Poor Law was unable to make the Workhouse as bad as life outside.

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