Cork workhouse Board of Guardians (BG69)

Cork Board of Guardians IE CCCA/BG/69

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does nothing to separate the ‘notoriously immoral, such as Prostitutes from the female inmates who may fortunately have escaped degrada tion’, with attempts made to induce certain inmates to embrace a life of infamy, ‘…great evils must result fom the indiscriminate association of the depraved with the virtuous …’ (p.314). Emigration Committee report into the number and condition of paupers able and willing to emigrate, including 17 candidates for Australia, March 1841 (p334) With index.

19 Jul 1841 – 27 Feb 1843

Includes: Workhouse Committee, report of the Master concerning a riot at the House where hundreds of able bodied females refused to eat their dinner and broke open ward and store locks, entering into ‘severe conflict’ with staf f (20 Jan 1842) (p140) Report on Mr. Lloyd’s suggestion on f eeding paupers in the Cork Workhouse, including setting up a mill (p262) Notice of motion to appoint committee to communicate with the several Boards of Guardians in Ireland to solicit their opinion on the working of the Poor Law ‘…w ith a view to its amelioration, alteration or extinction…’ (p346) With index.

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6 Mar 1843 – 30 Dec 1844 6 Jan 1845 – 3 Nov 1845 10 Nov 1845 – 24 Aug 1846 31 Aug 1846 – 7 Jul 1847

Includes: Totals of Poor Rate collected in each electoral division of the Union for 1 week (p2) Copy of resignation letters from poor law guardian Captain William Martin (p7) (2 Jan 1847) Return of paupers admitted, discharged, died, etc. in workhouse for the week; totalling 4442 inmates including 1187 sick and 59 deaths. (Number of inmates workhouse is ‘ calculated to contain ’ is 2800). (2 Jan 1847) Masters estimate of provisions for ensuing week including 33,000 pounds of bread, 2 tons indian meal, 3753 gallons of milk, 200 pounds of candles, etc. (9 Jan 1847) Report of Visiting/House Committee, recommending additional sleeping accommodation for 700 paupers (9 Jan 1847) Report of Medical Officers concerning the ‘… extremely crowded state of the workhouse which threatens the highest danger to the inmates unless a remedy be instantly provided …Fever has appeared in almost every part…and the numbers and severity of the cases are daily on the increase…’ (6 Feb 1847) Return of Paupers admitted, discharged, died, etc. in workhouse for the week; totalling 5338 inmates including 1595 sick and 128 deaths. (29 March 1847) Order that no further admissions into the House take place until the physicians report that the House is in a ‘wholesome and healthy state’. (29 March 1847) Order that the police barracks at Elizabeth Fort and the Orphan Asylum, Friars Walk, be declared fever hospitals of the Cork Union

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