Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Workhouses

An establishment offering relief for the destitute poor in an area, funded from the local poor tax, which provided some combination of communal accommodation and a requirement for inmates, particularly the able-bodies, to perform work. (from Workhouses.org.uk accessed 12/11/2019).

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An establishment offering relief for the destitute poor in an area, funded from the local poor tax, which provided some combination of communal accommodation and a requirement for inmates, particularly the able-bodies, to perform work. (from Workhouses.org.uk accessed 12/11/2019).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Workhouse
  • Poorhouses
  • Poorhouse

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2021; use Poorhouses (1996-2020)

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  1. I01w.880w.787.190w.500w.500w
  2. J03.340w.030w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Workhouses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082483. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082483
  2. Workhouses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workhouse
  3. Workhouses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628155