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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
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No. 2 South Metropolitan School District. Includes: infirmary staffing; drum and...
Catalogue reference: MH 27/29
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This record is about the No. 2 South Metropolitan School District. Includes: infirmary staffing; drum and... dating from 1874 December- 1876 December in the series Poor Law Board and Local Government Board: Poor Law Administration Department and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1874 December- 1876 December
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No. 2 South Metropolitan School District.
Includes: infirmary staffing; drum and fife band; paving elder girls' playground; building and equipping probationary wards; inspectors' reports; reports on outbreaks of ophthalmia; staff changes and staffing levels at similar schools; reports on teachers qualifications for certificates and on industrial trainers (all named); purchase, adapting, equipping and staffing 'ophthalmic hospital' at Herne Bay; purchase of additional land at Sutton; instruction of Roman Catholic children; assistant (pupil) teacher appointments (named); resignation, replacement and superannuation of head teacher; capacity of school; purchase of more land at Herne Bay; accuracy of creed register.
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