Detail of The New Poor Law poster 1837 (EXT 6/1)
Transcript
What have you got in the truck, Joe? – The infant poor wot’s died, I’m going to take one to the hospital to sell for the surgeons, we generally have such a load as this here once a week.
« Return to 1834 Poor Law3. This is another extract from the poster.
- What has ‘Joe’ got in the truck?
- What is he going to do with it?