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Britain
The New Poor Law in Operation: What Conditions were like in the Workhouse
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Guess | Uniforms compulsory. |
| Guess | Males and females segregated. |
| Guess | Long boring working days |
| Guess | dull food - bread + cheese for breakfast. 3 meals a day. More than some people would have ate outside of the workhouse. |
| Guess | Labour intensive work. Women cleaned and cooked. Men broke stones. |
| Guess | Strict discipline. E.g. paupers imprisoned in cells for very very petty crimes like making to much noise. |
| Guess | No cutlery at meal times. |
| Guess | Food poorly prepared |
| Guess | No talking at meal times |