Post by Gerard Lodge on Oct 5, 2012 3:44:26 GMT
This may be of some interest to your members, albeit this is Manchester and Chorlton Union based, but I believe that many Poor Law Unions in the North West were singing from the same song sheet at the same time and a far cry from what was portrayed in London by the thingyens novel Oliver Twist. [Very interestingly the name of the author thingyens was not allowed] There you go again thingyens again is changed. I love it!!!! This is so funny the well known author is Charles D*ckens.
I have added a massive new page to my site with regards to the above which give details of most employees and their terms and conditions of employment. Most interestingly it gives an insight to the social welfare care that was provided. It was not just a system to provide for what we might think as just "paupers". Yes, it did and was there to benefit the less well off, but it did provide a service to the people almost akin to the NHS, albeit at a much, much lower level than in the late 1940s. This was a lifeline to many people. As far as I can see the north west workhouses were the best at the time. They had medical, surgical, maternity wards lying- in wards and many others ways beyond many peoples understanding of the Workhouse system...see www.manchester-family-history-re ... age_39.htm
I have added a massive new page to my site with regards to the above which give details of most employees and their terms and conditions of employment. Most interestingly it gives an insight to the social welfare care that was provided. It was not just a system to provide for what we might think as just "paupers". Yes, it did and was there to benefit the less well off, but it did provide a service to the people almost akin to the NHS, albeit at a much, much lower level than in the late 1940s. This was a lifeline to many people. As far as I can see the north west workhouses were the best at the time. They had medical, surgical, maternity wards lying- in wards and many others ways beyond many peoples understanding of the Workhouse system...see www.manchester-family-history-re ... age_39.htm