Remarks on the Poor Law Amendment Act : with reference to pauper medical attendance, and medical clubs / by Edward Copeman.

  • Edward Copeman
Date:
1838
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Credit: Remarks on the Poor Law Amendment Act : with reference to pauper medical attendance, and medical clubs / by Edward Copeman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    parish for relief so readily as heretofore, still as the inducement to do so will continue stronger in cases of sickness and accident than in those of any other pressure or difficulty, it is in the highest degree necessary to provide for the labouring poor another and a better resource in such cases than can be afforded to them by the intervention of the parish.” The commissioners in these remarks state plainly enough, how much at variance with the new law they consider it to grant parish medical relief to labourers earning regular wages ; and the following letter, which I addressed to the chairman of the Aylsham board, and the answer, shew a case in point in which the guardians refused parish attendance. Sir.—I have received an overseer’s note to attend * * * * but upon inquiry, find that her husband has constant work, earns 11s. a week and has only three children. Thinking this a case not entitled to parochial attendance, and likely to cause dissatisfaction to the members of the club in Scottow, I shall be much obliged if you will take the opinion of the board upon it, and let me know the result. I am, &c. E. COPEMAN. Sir.—With respect to the case of the woman * * * * the board has ordered that no medical relief be afforded her at the charge of the union, under the circumstances mentioned in your better. H. P. Clerk to the Board. But it may be argued, and perhaps with reason, that parish medical relief so restricted is inade- quate to the wants of the pauper population, and cannot be enforced without injustice to many who
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