A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Exhibiting Its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions, Volume 2C. Knight, 1839 |
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... paupers , indebted to the bounty of others for what they cannot obtain for themselves ; and this feeling has a tendency to weaken that sense of independence , of moral dignity , and self - respect , for the want of which the best ...
... paupers , indebted to the bounty of others for what they cannot obtain for themselves ; and this feeling has a tendency to weaken that sense of independence , of moral dignity , and self - respect , for the want of which the best ...
Page 444
... paupers on the parish ; or that deserving soldiers , after serving for fourteen years , or upwards , should be turned adrift with nothing to depend upon . To obviate the hard- ships and inconveniences which would result from such a ...
... paupers on the parish ; or that deserving soldiers , after serving for fourteen years , or upwards , should be turned adrift with nothing to depend upon . To obviate the hard- ships and inconveniences which would result from such a ...
Page 505
... pauper and unemployed population , and to prevent its extension . Their eyes have long been opened to the mischief partly created , and , in a great measure , countenanced by themselves , and they are quite willing to retrace their ...
... pauper and unemployed population , and to prevent its extension . Their eyes have long been opened to the mischief partly created , and , in a great measure , countenanced by themselves , and they are quite willing to retrace their ...
Page 544
... Paupers in each Workhouse . Proportions in 100 Paupers . Annual Deaths to 100 constantly resident . 317-80 Sick . Infirm . Healthy . 14 : 5 50.1 35.4 Males . 32.1 Females . Mean . 26-2 29-1 Ten Metropolitan Workhouses One Hundred ...
... Paupers in each Workhouse . Proportions in 100 Paupers . Annual Deaths to 100 constantly resident . 317-80 Sick . Infirm . Healthy . 14 : 5 50.1 35.4 Males . 32.1 Females . Mean . 26-2 29-1 Ten Metropolitan Workhouses One Hundred ...
Page 545
... paupers ' out of doors has not been ascer- tained ; the mortality is probably raised 50 per cent . by confinement in the workhouses . In a depression of trade , or in a densely inhabited district , it must be considered a hazardous ...
... paupers ' out of doors has not been ascer- tained ; the mortality is probably raised 50 per cent . by confinement in the workhouses . In a depression of trade , or in a densely inhabited district , it must be considered a hazardous ...
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