Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1864
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Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1864
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The Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1864 was a short-term piece of legislation that imposed a legal obligation on Poor Law unions in London to provide temporary accommodation for "destitute wayfarers, wanderers, and foundlings". The Metropolitan Board of Works was given limited authority to reimburse the unions for the cost of building the necessary casual wards, an arrangement that was made permanent the following year by the passage of the Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1865. Most provincial
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