Reconstruction and improvement of county homes.

Department of Health (DoH)

dc.contributor.author	Department of Health (DoH)
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-17T13:25:28Z	en
dc.date.available	2015-08-17T13:25:28Z	en
dc.date.issued	1951-10	en
dc.identifier.citation	Department of Health. 1Reconstruction and improvement of county homes. Dublin: Department of Health.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/574552	en
dc.description	County Homes are a product of the reorganisation of the Poor Relief system which took place in the early twenties of the century. The multiplicity of Unions, which from 1838 to 1920 formed the local basis of Poor Relief, was abolished except in Dublin City and County. The County replaced the Union as the unit of administration. The Workhouses in each county were either closed or converted to hospitals. In practically every county, however, a workhouse was selected for the reception of those inmates in the other workhouses who did not require hospital or other special treatment. The workhouse so chosen was designated the " County Home ", and these homes thus became repositories for all types and conditions of poor persons the majority of whom were aged and infirm, but who also included considerable numbers of mental defectives, unmarried mothers, children (legitimate and illegitimate), persons suffering from various long-term illnesses and some· able-bodied destitute.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Stationery Office	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Pr	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	756	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT	en
dc.subject	HOSPITAL	en
dc.subject	POVERTY	en
dc.subject	OLDER PEOPLE	en
dc.subject	MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER	en
dc.title	Reconstruction and improvement of county homes.	en
dc.title.alternative	White Paper on the reconstruction and improvement of county homes.	en
dc.type	Legislation	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-27T04:17:09Z