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The Report of the Committee appointed to
enquire into the management of the Workhouse &c
was brought up by Mr. Joyce

the same was Read and is as follows

Report of the Committee appointed on the
2nd.. day of November 1797 To enquire into the State
of the Workhouse &c to the Parishioners of Saint
Clement Danes in Vestry Assembled.

The Committee beg leave to State that
they have since their Appointment met once or
oftner in every week [..] to investigate
the Affairs of the Workhouse -that they have examined
into all the expensive Articles of it Vizt. Coals, Flour,
Meat, Wine, Spirits, Cloathing, Malt, & Hops, Grocery
Candles, Soap, Butter, Cheese, & Porter,

That they have selected the years 1791
92, 96, & 97 as proper years of Examination the year
1791 being the first year of the late Master & the years
94 & 95 being Omitted as being uncommonly severe

That the Committee have found a very
great & alarming Increase of each of the above
Articles from the year 1791 to the present time-that the
Increase of Coals is from 75 Chaldron to 112 Chaldron

That the Increase of Flour is from 180 to 270
Sacks which has Occasioned the Overseers to discontinue
Baking for the present and to Contract for the
Bread

That the Increase of the Batchers Bills
after allowing for the difference of the Price & the
Members of the Poor in the difft. Periods is £105 P Annum