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The "impotent poor" were those unable to look after themselves, like the very old, the very young, the sick, crippled, unmarried mothers, the blind and insane and the "able bodied poor" were those who had no work and therefore did not have any money to live on.
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What did people wear in Victorian workhouses?
In the Victorian workhouse times the poor people had to wear a uniform so the outside knew they were poor and knew they were from the workhouse.
Who are the Board of guardians?
Board of Guardians are the people in charge of a Workhouse
How did people escape the workhouse?
Nobody would try to escape from the workhouse they could leave whenever they wanted as long as they gave 24 hour notice.
How did people leave the workhouse?
Most of the people didn't get to leave, they just pretended to hide.
Where did people live in the workhouse?
In rooms separate from children, men and women.
How many people would fit into a workhouse?
loads of archies
What did people wear in Victorian workhouses?
In the Victorian workhouse times the poor people had to wear a uniform so the outside knew they were poor and knew they were from the workhouse.
Homeless people in Victorian times?
Homeless children were sent to live in a harsh place called a workhouse.
Why did people go to the workhouse?
Because people didn't have any food or money so they decided to go to the workhouse so they could have a home to live in.
If people lived on the Moon what would they be called?
If people lived on the moon they would probobly still be called humans or people.
Who were the first people that lived in Nevada?
The first people who lived in Nevada are called Nevadians and they are also called Woodland people. :)
How many people worked in a Victorian workhouse?
72,591
How do other people know you had escaped the workhouse?
They would know because if they saw the itchey workhouse clothes they could tell that you had escaped
What were the people that lived in Mexico called?
The people of Mexico are called Mexicans
Was a boy in the 1920s called a page boy?
no they were slumdogs or workhouse scum
Who are the Board of guardians?
Board of Guardians are the people in charge of a Workhouse
How did people escape the workhouse?
Nobody would try to escape from the workhouse they could leave whenever they wanted as long as they gave 24 hour notice.
