Andover workhouse scandal
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The Andover workhouse scandal was a notorious 1840s British public scandal in which horrific conditions and abuse of paupers in the Andover Union workhouse exposed the failures of the New Poor Law system and led to major reforms in its administration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scandal
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historical event ⓘ public scandal ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Andover Union workhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
abuse of paupers
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horrific workhouse conditions ⓘ mismanagement by workhouse officials ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
notorious example of workhouse cruelty
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turning point in public opinion on the New Poor Law ⓘ |
| followedBy | administrative reforms of the Poor Law ⓘ |
| genre | social reform controversy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
exposed failures of the New Poor Law system
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parliamentary inquiry ⓘ public outcry over workhouse conditions ⓘ reform of Poor Law administration ⓘ replacement of Poor Law Commission by Poor Law Board ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
House of Commons committee
NERFINISHED
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Poor Law Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Andover
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Poor Law
NERFINISHED
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workhouse system ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence of starvation among paupers
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reports of inmates gnawing on bones meant for crushing ⓘ sexual abuse allegations against workhouse master ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British social reform movement
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New Poor Law of 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Law Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ parliamentary oversight of welfare ⓘ workhouse test ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Edwin Chadwick
NERFINISHED
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George Munday NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Law Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Law Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wakley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Whiting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1845 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1840s ⓘ |
| topic |
poor relief in 19th-century Britain
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public health and welfare policy ⓘ treatment of paupers ⓘ workhouse discipline ⓘ |
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