outdoor relief
another name for out-relief
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How to use outdoor relief in a sentence
The current practice was, in nearly every case, to deal with the sick by outdoor relief, with or without medical attendance.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThe Commissioners made no proposal that outdoor relief to the aged or impotent (or infirm) should be abolished, or even curtailed.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThe outdoor relief sanctioned for able-bodied men was strictly limited to persons who were not in employment for hire.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbWith that approval outdoor relief to the able-bodied, without any conditions, was lawful.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbWith that approval, outdoor relief to able-bodied men, without any conditions, was lawful.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney Webb
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