Poor Law Ammendment Act 1834 Flashcards
How often did PLAA commissioners have to give a report saying how well the act is working?
Annually
What did commissioners have the power to decide?
Which parishes should join together to form unions
Who was not allowed to be detained in a workhouse for more than 14 days?
Seriously or dangerously deranged
What was it called when someone refused to accept workhouse life?
‘Failed the workhouse test’
What was abolished within the PLAA?
Giving outdoor relief to an able bodied pauper
What size did the PLAA amalgamate parishes into?
30
What were the working hours in Workhouses?
7-12 AM and then 1-6 PM
In which year were there 350 new workhouses built?
1839
In Banbury 1835, how many inmates could the workhouse have and much did it cost to build?
300 and £6,200
What did workhouses promote?
Morale behaviour
What type of law did the PLAA turn into?
Dead letter law
By 1862, how much did it cost to keep a pauper in a workhouse and how much did it cost to provide outdoor relief?
Workhouse: 4s 8d , Outdoor relief: 2s 3d
How much cheaper was it estimated to provide outdoor relief instead of indoor relief?
50-100%
Which prominent figure opposed the centralisation of the PLAA?
John Walter - the editor of The Times and Berkshire magistrate
What happened in Buckinghamshire in May 1835?
A mob took to the streets to prevent a small group of paupers being moved from Chesham to the Amersham workhouse.
