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Poor Law Reforms Highlight 1866 Parliament Actions
The text surveys 1866 poor law legislation including parish reorganization in Bristol and the Isle of Wight, workhouse reforms in London, and the Poor Law Board's evolving role. It praises improved nursing, drugs access, resident medical officers, and classification of inmates, while noting legal limits on permanent officers and the board's broader policy impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Bristol
Newchurch
Isle of Wight
Ryde
Ventnor
Guardians of the
St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Poor Law Board
Lancet Enquiry Commission
Boards of Guardians
Poor Law Chronicuz
Government Department