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LOUTH UNION
The Union, formed in 1837, comprises 86 parishes, which extend over 107,708 acres of land, & had 33,427 inhabitants in 1851, but only
25,214 in 1831. In 1851, there were in the union 184 persons above 80
years of age, 57 above 85, & 14 above 90.
The total expenditure of the union for the support of the poor in 1838 was
£12,410, & in 1839 £10,969. The total expenditure of the union in 1855 was
£17,826, including £1102 for in-door relief, £10,181 out-door relief; £1274 salaries of officers;
£2211 for county rates; & about £2600 for various incidental expenses, constables' expenses, registration fees etc.
The Union Workhouse stands in a pleasant situation on the north side of the town, at the head of Broad Bank, & is an extensive brick building,
erected in 1837, at the cost of about £6000. It has room for 300
paupers, & had 132 inmates in 1841, & 179 in 1851, when the census was taken.
The Board of Guardians meet every Monday, & comprises 86 guardians,
elected yearly; 3 for Louth Borough, 1 for Louth Park, 1 for the united
parishes of Binbrook St Mary & St Gabriel; & 1 for each of the other 82
parishes ... J G P Iles esq, is chairman of the Board of Guardians, &
J B Sharpley esq & the Rev Dr Parkinson, vice chairmen. James W Wilson esq is the union clerk & supt.reg ... The Rev E R Mantell, MA, is the union chaplain, & Mr William & Mrs Mary Smith are master & matron of the workhouse.
P 252: The Dispensary, for affording medical & surgical aid to the sick
& lame poor, is supported by subscription, & the gratuitous aid of the
medical gentlemen of the town. It was established in 1803, & it relieved 1149 patients in 1855. Dr Dymock is the physician, & S Trought
& I G Hildyard esqs, are the surgeons.
Source:
White Directory 1856 - p 240
Submitted by Betty Longbottom
Page updated August 06, 2007
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