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Poor Law Amendment Act

Great Britain · Economy / Welfare. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1834Date range
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Chronological records

1834

William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd1834

London · Economy / Welfare

The Poor Law Amendment Act reorganises relief through unions and workhouses.

Names involved

William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd

Provenance

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