1. Unit 2: Poverty, public health and the Growth of Government in Britain 1830-75
Lesson Aim: To gain valuable contextual knowledge for the unit.

2. Unit 2: Poverty, public health and the Growth of Government in Britain 1830-75
Make a title page – clearly divide (ideally, get a new folder).
What does a question paper look like?
Questions: 1 x 20 marker and 1 x 40 marker (choice of two Qs).
Time: 1 hr 20 mins.
Show them a paper.

3. Buy the Books!!

4. Unit 2: What will we study?
P14 – sections 1+2.
Reasons for widespread poverty in the early 19th century.
The operation of the Poor Law and why it was controversial.
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and reaction to it.
Impact of Cholera and pressure for public health legislation.
Reasons for passing the Public Health Acts.

5. Timeline Events Poor Law Amendment Bill, 1834
First retail co-operative set up, 1844.
Andover workhouse scandal, 1846.
Great Exhibition, 1851
Education Act, 1870
Public Health Act, 1875
TASK: Timeline – picture/label bring to next lesson – PRINTED.
Poor Law established, 1601
Industrial Revolution,
Corn Laws ,1815
First Cholera outbreak, 1831
Chartism begins, 1832
Great Reform Act, 1832
Swing riots, 1830s
The Ten Hours’ Movement, 1830s

6. What did poor mean in the 19th century?
Lesson Aim: To have gained a definition of what poverty meant in the 19th century and its implications on society.
TASK: Have a look at the sources, What do they show about being poor in the 18th Century?

7. Children working in a mill
Children queuing for
soup in Manchester.
Children working in a mill

8. What does it show happened?
These are two images produced by George Cruickshank of a family in 1847
What does it show happened?
Do you think they are ‘deserving’ or ‘undeserving’ poor?

9. Can we categorise the poor? Make a quick poster on tables to show….
Society wanted to categorise the poor so they could force as many people as possible to stand on their own two feet and be self-sufficient.
Make a quick poster on tables to show….
Half – Henry Mayhew’s categories (H: p2/3)
Those who will work/those who cannot/those who will not (deserving/undeserving)
Half – Booth’s categories (A: p7-10)
‘Circles of poverty’.

10. Mini whiteboard Qs…..
Do you find Henry Mayhew’s attempt to classify the poor more or less convincing than that of William Booth?
What are the problems with categorising the poor into ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor?
Why do you think society created these categories?
Are there any parallels with the modern day – how are these people viewed/treated differently?

11. What was the old poor law?
1536: Tudors authorised parishes to collect money in order to support the ‘impotent poor’ – those who cannot work.
Tudor legislation took a hard line against the ‘able-bodied’ poor – those who could work. They were punished with beatings, whippings and imprisonment.
1601 Tudor Poor Law: The impotent poor were to be looked after in the poor house. The able-bodied poor were sent to the workhouse. Those who still refused to work, were sent to a ‘house of correction.’
Also, outdoor relief – for people who may fall into short-term problems with employment etc.

12. TASK: You must find a way to present to the group after half-term…….
The workhouse
The house of correction
Outdoor relief
Poor houses
Be creative! Cake, poster, presentation, song etc.
Read chapter 2, H p15-21 – Take photo of the pages you need – you may wish to do some independent research also.