... Mary's Union (Isling, ton) Workhouse in St. John s-road, Highgate where she was admitted at about 2 o'clock, and at once taken to the Martha Ward. Later in the day, in the course of a conversation with the master of the Workhouse, the lady 3FLEPEATSD THE ...

... Board by Mr William Evans, chair- man of the Newport Workhouse Visiting Com- mittee, as to the management of the Newport Workhouse Infirmary, and as to the conduct of Mr T. G. Macormack, Workhouse medical officer Mr L. H. Hornby, solicitor, appeared on ...

... WORKHOUSE SCRAPS. One of the problems which face Poor Law guardians is the waste of food that goes on in large workhouses. The importance of the ques- tion from the ratepayers pomt of view has been so far recognised that the Local Government Board have ...

... BRANDY IN WORKHOUSES. A TEETOTAL DOCTOR ON STIMU- LANTS. On Thursday at the meeting of the Hampstead Board of Guardians Mrs Finlay said that the at- tention of the Finance Committee had been called to the largely increased consumption of brandy by the ...

... AN OVERCROWDED WORKHOUSE. One indication of the depressed state of trade in London comes from Hackney, where the de- mands on the gnardiaus are so great that the workhouse is found to be insufficient to accom- modate the applicants for relief. Waiting-rooms ...

... NEWPORT WORKHOUSE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD INQUIRY. The weekly meeting of the Newport Bosrd of Guardians was held at the Town Hall on Satur- day, the chairman, Colonel Lyne, presiding. The Finance Committee of the Monmouth- shire County Council forwarded ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. THE PALACE OF THE POOR. A few days ago I paid a visit to our Work- house, which is splendidly situated on a hill. The master and his wife—Mr and Mrs Morgan— very readily gave me all the information needed, reading matter and spectacles ...

... by the action which he has taken with a view to minimise the physical moral danger of the children in the Aberyst- wyth Workhouse. He became a member of the Board of Guardians only in April last, but since that time he has fully grasped the duties of ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. RESIGNATION OF THE MASTER AND MATRON. At the fortnightly meeting of the Swansea Board of Guardians, held on Monday under the presi- dency of Sir John Llewelyn, the Chairman, in moving the adoption of the minutes of the general purposes ...

... for the time being acting as the master of a workhouse, or as master or suDerintendent of a district or other pauper school, shall keep a register of the religious cieed of t.ie pauper inmates of such workhouse or school separate from all other registers ...

... CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. USE OF STIMULANTS. At the meeting of the visiting committee held on Tuesday in Cardiff Workhouse, uuder the presidency of Dr Paine, the question of the use and consumption of stimulants came up for discussion. From the master's return ...

... WORKHOUSE DIETARY. llr. Henley, poor law inspector, has told the guar- of Kingston Union that lie finds great abuse in 8 vi«g paupers (-trt diets. He says that as a general r l the diets in a workhouse, except for very ex- ceptional work, are quite sufficient ...