MS 5739 Minute Book of Newport Union County Mayo 1849 –1850

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Copy of Minutes of the Proceedings of the Board of Guardians 15th April 1850 .

State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the

13/04/1850

 

Able bodied

Aged and infirm persons and adult persons above 15 yrs age not working

Boys and girls above 9 and under 15

Children above five and under 9

Children 2 to 5

Infants under 2 years age

Total

 

M

F

M

F

M

F

 

 

 

 

Remaining on previous Saturday as per last return

90

271

7

26

130

133

58

13

16

744

Admitted during the week.

10

12

0

0

7

7

4

0

3

43

Total

100

283

7

26

137

140

62

13

19

787

Discharged during the week

2

23

0

0

5

6

0

0

2

38

Died

1

3

0

0

0

2

2

1

2

11

Total discharged and died

3

26

0

0

5

8

2

1

4

49

Remaining on the above date

97

257

7

26

132

132

60

12

15

738

Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 6 th April attached and laid before the Board of Guardians at this meeting.

Relief District Number cases relieved Number of cases

including applicant and family dependent on him or her.

1 21 55

2 26 48

3 29 57

4 11 30

5 10 21

6 12 22

7 215 500

8 36 91

9 111 267

10 97 257

Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 15 th Day of April 1850.

Other Guardians Captain Farrer Poor Law Inspector

{Check newspaper see why nobody else present}

The abstract of the Outdoor relief lists was produced by the Clerk having been duly entered up by him for the last week ended Saturday the 13 th day of April whereby it appeared that in that week the total expenditure in outdoor relief was

£ s d

In money - - -

In kind 28 12 7 ¼ Total 28 12 7 ¼

Relief District

Name of Relieving Officer

Articles and quantity

Value

£ s d

1

}

T Nixon

Barley meal

20.0.0

7 0 0

2

3

4

5

}

J Corrigan

6

7

}

T Clarkson

70.0.0

C

24 10 0

8

9

The Clerk by directions of Captain Farrar , Poor Law Inspector made arrangements for the supply of provisions for the week and the Relieving Officers were directed to provide provisionally for such of the applicants for relief as were really destitute.

Next meeting Monday 22 nd April 1850

Signed D Browne Clerk of Union.

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