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*Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. (FS Library book {{FSC|942 B2ah|disp=942 B2ah}}.) | *Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. (FS Library book {{FSC|942 B2ah|disp=942 B2ah}}.) | ||
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Poorhouses were built and run by the parochial boards of each parish. Poorhouses were for paupers who did not receive "outdoor relief" (usually small weekly sums of money). The regime, diet, and living conditions of poorhouses were severe, so as to discourage applications from those who could rely on family support. Poorhouses provided medical and nursing care for the elderly and sick at a time when private medical treatment would have been too expensive for the poor. | Poorhouses were built and run by the parochial boards of each parish. Poorhouses were for paupers who did not receive "outdoor relief" (usually small weekly sums of money). The regime, diet, and living conditions of poorhouses were severe, so as to discourage applications from those who could rely on family support. Poorhouses provided medical and nursing care for the elderly and sick at a time when private medical treatment would have been too expensive for the poor. | ||
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