Changing Attitudes towards the poor and pauperism 1834-1870 Flashcards
When was the Andover scandal?
1845
What caused the Andover scandal?
It leaked that inmates were so hungry that they were eating raw flesh off animal bones while working in the bone crushing house.
Which newspaper publicised the Andover scandal?
The Times
Who informed which MP about the scandal to bring up in The House of Commons?
Hugh Mandy (guardian) informed Andover MP Ralph Etwall.
What did unmarried mothers have to wear in the Andover workhouse?
A yellow stripe - a symbol of shame
Who was the master of the Andover workhouse?
Colin M’Dougal
List 4 things that happened in the Andover workhouse.
- M’Dougal and his 17 year old drank heavily and assaulted women
- M’Dougal gave the inmates reduced rations so there was more food for his family.
- Children were flogged for bedwetting
- Inmates underfed and children’s milk was watered down.
What happened to M’Dougal after the Andover scandal?
He was forced to resign but recieved no further punishment
When was the Poor Law Commission abolished and what was introduced?
1847 - the poor law board
What did the Poor Law Board do?
Control of the Poor Law was brought under government control
What did Henry Mayhew publish and when?
Four-volume work called London Labour and the London Poor in 1849
When and where was there another workhouse scandal after the Andover scandal?
Huddersfield in 1848
When was the Workhouse Visiting Society created?
1858
Between which years were there another 100 workhouses built after the Andover scandal?
1851 - 1866
When did Charles Dickens write Oliver Twist?
1837 - 1839
