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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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December 1798.
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Reasonable and just that those who have violated
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the law and disturbed the peace and Security of the
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Public should rather be a Charge upon their Friends
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than upon the County Rate raised with so much
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difficulty as it is known to be and taken out of the
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Money levied for the relief of the poor the Allowance
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made to the Prisoners at this time of
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Butchers Meat
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and Vegetables is more than can be procured by
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many hard Working industrious Housekeepers
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for themselves and their Families and even by
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some who are called upon to Contributed to the
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County Rate a Rate by various new Impositions
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and Charges encreased every Year - It is hardly
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necessary to observe that if the constant Cooking in
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the prison kitchen was lessened a Considerable
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saving of Coals would follow and fewer Servants
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would be engaged in the Kitchen and that if the
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number of Prisoners let out of close confinement
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was more limited three Servants to attend them
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would not be necessary.
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Your Committee however beg leave to
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state it as their Opinion that if it should be
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thought proper by the Court to Continue the whole
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or a part only of the Allowance of Meat now Made
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it is absolutely necessary that the Prison should
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be supplied with Butcher's Meat by contract being
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Convicted it might be as well supplied as it now
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is at a much lower price. -
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Your Committee have thought it necessary
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to take a general view of the sums of Money paid for
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the House of Correction in the last Year (1797.) and have
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Joseph
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