Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an inquiry into the sanitary condition of the labouring population of Great Britain ; with appendices. Presented to both Houses of Parliament, by command of Her Majesty, July, 1842.

  • Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners.
Date:
1842
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Credit: Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an inquiry into the sanitary condition of the labouring population of Great Britain ; with appendices. Presented to both Houses of Parliament, by command of Her Majesty, July, 1842. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Alston with Garrigill Parish. Number of Widows, and Children dependent upon them, in receipt of Relief in the above Parish; Age of Husband at Death ; and the alleged Cause of Death. Initials of Widows. Number of Children dependent at the time of Husband's Death. Occupation of deceased Husband. Age at Death. Years’ loss by prema- ture Death. R. W. . • Miner . 83 M. S. . • Tailor . 78 M. B. . Miner . 73 M R. . • Miner . 72 S. M. . Miner 72 M. T. . Mason . 72 A. V. . • • Miner . 67 M. L. . Miner . 64 A. M. . • • Miner . 63 M. S. . Miner . 63 J. P. . ,, Labourer 62 • • H. T. . 2 Mason . 62 S. H. . 2 ' Miner . 60 J.R. . • • Miner . 60 • • H. L. . Miner . 60 J. P. . Miner . 60 M. T. . 2 Miner . 60 A. C. . , , Joiner . 60 E. K. . •• Miner 60 E. H. . • • Miner 60 . • D. J. . .. Glazier . 59 1 N. D. . 4 Butcher. 59 1 M. T. . Miner . 59 1 H. A. . • • Miner 59 1 J. B. . Miner 59 1 E. T. . , , Labourer 58 2 M. P. . • * Miner . 58 2 H.T. . • • Miner . 57 3 M. P. . 1 Turner . 57 3 H. S. . 3 Miner 57 3 M. J. . 3 Blacksmith 55 5 S. M. • Miner 55 5 R. W. . * * Miner 55 5 M. R. . Miner . 55 5 J. W. . 2 Miner . 54 6 A. F. . • Miner , 54 6 [1-] Assigned Cause of Death. Decay of nature. N atural decay. Not stated. Decay of nature. Decay of nature. Asthma produced from age. Asthma produced from work- ing in mines. Influenza. Asthma produced from work- ing in the lead-mines. Natural decline. Consumption. Asthma. Rupture of blood-vessel. Asthma prod need from work- ing in the mines. Asthma. Consumption. Bursting blood-vessel. Jaundice. Asthma produced from work- ing in the mines. Cholera. Affection of the liver. Apoplexy. Inflammation of the lung.s. Asthma produced from work- ing in the lead-mines, which terminated in con- sumption. Asthma ditto. Accident by a coal-waggon. Asthma produced from work- ing in the lead-mines, which terminated in con- sumption. Consumption accelerated by working in the lead-mines. Consumption. Influenza, terminating in dropsy. --■ithma. Inflammation of lungs from cold. iSthma produced from work- ing in lead-mines. .sthma from working in the mines vessel. O