CHAPTER I

THE REVOLUTION OF 1834 1

The 1834 Report--National Uniformity--The Able-bodied--Vagrants--Women--The Children--The Sick--The Aged and Impotent (or Infirm)--The Workhouse--Emigration--Relief on Loan--The Principles of 1834.

The Act of 1834 and its Amendments--National Uniformity--The Able-bodied--Vagrants--Women--Children--The Sick--The Aged and Impotent--The Workhouse--Emigration--Relief on Loan.