Social Reforms, 1890-1914 Flashcards
Free School Meals
Local councils given the power to provide free meals for children in poverty - these meals were to be paid for from the local rates. BY ___ over ____ children were having free school meals daily, once a day
1906, 1914, 158000
School Medical Inspections
Doctors and Nurses went into schools to give pupils ___ medical checks and recommend any treatment they thought necessary for free. Until __ parents had to pay for any treatment required
1907, compulsory, 1912
The Children’s Act
Children became ___ which meant their parents could be prosecuted for cruelty against them
Poor law authorities were made responsible for visiting and supervising children who had suffered cruelty or neglect
all children’s homes were to be ____ and ____
children under the age of ___ who had broken law sent to ___ that were specially built and equipped to cope with young offenders
____ set up to try children accused of a crime
children under __ not allowed in pubs
shopkeepers couldn’t sell cigarettes to children under __
1908, ‘protected persons’, registered, inspected, 14, Borstals, Juvenile courts, 14, 16
School clinics
network of school clinics provided free __ for children.
Bc some parents couldn’t afford treatment that doctors wanted to give children from medical inspections
1912, medical care
Labour Exchanges Act
National string of ___ set up - unemployed workers could go to these to look for a job instead of having to tramp from workplace…. more efficient
1909, state labour exchanges
The National Insurance Act
All manual workers and people in low-paid ___ jobs had to join
workers paid __ for insurance stamps
employers paid __ for each worker
gov paid __ for each worker
if a worker in the scheme fell ill, they got sick pay of __ a week for __ weeks and then ___ for a further __ weeks in any one year
workers could get free medical treatment and maternity care
in the beginning, around __ men and ___ women were covered by national insurance
1911, white-collar, 4d, 3d, 2d, 10s, 13, 5s, 13, 10million, 4million
The National Insurance Act p2
Scheme open at the start mainly to men who worked in trades like ___ and ___ where there was a lot of seasonal unemployment
workers employers and gov paid __ a week for insurance stamps
workers could, when unemployed, be paid _s_d a week for up to __weeks in any one year
1912
shipbuilding and engineering
2
7s,6d, 15 weeks
The Pensions Act
Promise to introduce pensions was made in the ___ budget and became law the following year
Everyone over the age of __ eligible for a state pension
a single person received __ a week and a married couple ___ later increased to __
1908, 1908, 70, 5s, 7s 6d, 10s
___ meals served, most free
1914, 14 million
By the first year, ___ claimed their pension
650,000
By ___ Labour Exchange Act putting ___ people into jobs every working day
1913, 30,000
No. of people claiming outdoor relief fell by ___
80,000
BUT, only \_\_\_ elderly people qualified for state old pensions, had to be: over \_\_ income of below \_\_\_ a year British Citizens Not in prison \_\_\_ before pensions Average age of death \_\_
1/2 million, 70, £21, 10 years, 65
National insurance only for
People on low income- less than ___
people who made contributions
£160
Unemployment insurance only for
Trades where seasonal unemployment was common
Shipbuilding and engineering
