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The Early History of English Poor Relief

Note 225 — Chapter VII

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Thus in Middle Wymer the classification was as follows:—

Indifferent Able to work Not able to work

Men 20 50 14

Women 32 89 13

Children 58 52 69

In other districts a few were ordered to depart and one or two were described as disreputable.

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