The report of a committee on the New Poor Law Act : appointed by the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, at its anniversary meeting, held at Oxford, and read at the anniversary meeting, held at Manchester, July 21st, 1836.
- Provincial Medical and Surgical Association. Poor-Law Committee
- Date:
- 1836
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The report of a committee on the New Poor Law Act : appointed by the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, at its anniversary meeting, held at Oxford, and read at the anniversary meeting, held at Manchester, July 21st, 1836. 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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![Mr. J. Jesse, Mr. A. ^V^ Dunivile, Mr. W. B. Stott, Mr. W. Cochrane, Mr. J. Ainswortli, Mr. Jos. Garsicle, Mr. J.Ayi’e, Mr. S. Gaskel], Mr. W. W. Beever, Mr. E. Holroye, Mr. K. Allen, Mr. Greaves. On the motion of Professor Kidd, seconded by Dr. Hastings, Dr. Holme, President for the year, was called to the chair. He opened the proceedings with a short address, in which, among other matters, he intimated the advantages which gentlemen would derive, if, after the business of the Association was at an end, they could spend a day or two in the investigation of the state of society in Manchester, parti- cularly among- the working classes; and in observing the influ- ence which the introduction of manufactures, and the limiting the hours of labour, have upon the health and comforts of the poor. For these inquiries every facility would be afforded by the liberality of the manufacturers of the place. The mem- bers of the Association were, doubtless, all aware that consi- derable diversity of opinion prevailed regarding it, but he was sure gentlemen belonging to an honourable jirofession would approach the question with unbiassed minds, and see for themselves how far the representations w'hich had gone forth to the world were consistent ■with truth. Dr. Hastings next read the Report of the Council. THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1836. In returning to the annual duty which devolves upon the Council, of submitting to the members of the Association a short statement of those circumstances which appear necessary to put them in possession of the general outline of their pro- ceedings, your Council cannot more effectually show the rapid progress which this Institution is making, than by alluding to such points as are of prominent importance. At the fourth Anniversary of this Association, held in Manchester, a town long celebrated for its patronage of scientific societies, the Council have to announce the gratifying and encouraging fact, that the number of members now amounts to 600, being an](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22389738_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
