Metropolitan Poor Act 1867
- Metropolitan Poor Act 1867
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The Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 was the first in a series of major reforms which lead to the gradual separation of the Poor Law's medical functions from its Poor-Relief functions. It also led to the creation of a separate administrative authority the Metropolitan Asylums Board.[1]
References
- ^ B Harris, The Origins of the British Welfare State, palgrave macmillan 2004
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