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Folio 188. Letter from Thomas N Firmin, Clerk to the Guardians of the Southampton...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/11001/122

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This record is about the Folio 188. Letter from Thomas N Firmin, Clerk to the Guardians of the Southampton... dating from 7 Aug 1856 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 12/11001/122
Date
7 Aug 1856
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Folio 188. Letter from Thomas N Firmin, Clerk to the Guardians of the Southampton Incorporation, to the Poor Law Board, enclosing a copy of a certificate signed by [P Mackay] the Medical Officer, which states that, during the present hot weather, bacon should be substituted for fresh meat for sick paupers on no 2 diet. Firmin adds that the guardians have directed the diet of sick paupers to be altered accordingly. Annotation: Mr Hawley [W H Toovey Hawley, Poor Law Inspector] sanctions the change of diet; he requests information about the quantities of bacon to be given to sick paupers on diet no 2. Paper Number: 31979/1856. Poor Law Union Number 407. Counties: Hampshire.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10587012/

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