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Health Care Economics and Organizations > Organizations > Charities > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Welfare > Charities > Almshouses > Workhouses
Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Environment, Controlled > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Environment and Public Health > Environment > Environment, Controlled > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Residence Characteristics > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Residence Characteristics > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Residence Characteristics > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Residence Characteristics > Housing > Almshouses > Workhouses

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Workhouses  

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Definition

  • 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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