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Metropolitan pauperism tackled by new charitable relief society
The Poor Law Board backs a plan to unite London districts under a central society to coordinate private benevolence with local officials. Lord Derby and the Bishop of Winchester urge using tickets for food instead of money to curb mendicity and ensure aid reaches the truly needy in districts like Marylebone, Chelsea, and Whitechapel.
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Poor Law Board
Lord Derby
London
Metropolis
Marylebone
St. George’s Hanover Square
Lambeth
Kensington
Islington
Mile End Old Town
Chelsea
Paddington
St. Pancras
Southwark
Bethanalgreen
Whitechapel
St. George’s-in-the- East
Winchester