Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Conventions xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. I Context
9. 1 Governance, Economy, Society 7
10. 2 Poverty 23
11. II Welfare
12. 3 Beginnings of Parochial Poor Relief 45
13. 4 Outdoor Relief, Mid-Eighteenth to Mid-Twentieth Centuries 60
14. 5 Self-Help and Voluntary Charity 97
15. III Town Hospital
16. 6 Overview 115
17. 7 Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum 145
18. 8 People 177
19. 9 Daily Life 211
20. IV Twentieth Century and Beyond
21. 10 From Parishes to States 241
22. Conclusion 269
23. Appendices
24. Appendix 1 Writings on Peasant Proprietorship in Guernsey 275
25. Appendix 2 Poor Rates, Indoor and Outdoor Relief Spending, St Peter Port, 1724–1924 279
26. Appendix 3 Parochial Poor Relief in Other Channel Islands 280
27. Appendix 4 Average Year-end Head-counts and Average Annual Admissions and Discharges, Town Hospital, 1700s–1900s 290
28. Appendix 5 Adult Admissions Ascribed to Illness and Accidents, Town Hospital, 1852–1919 291
29. Appendix 6 Relative Proportions of Men and Women in Year-end Head-counts and Annual Admissions, Town Hospital, 1750–1919 292
30. Appendix 7 Annual Averages of Child Admissions and Year-end Numbers, Town Hospital, 1756–1919 293
31. Appendix 8 Over-60s as a Proportion of all Inmates, and Composition by Sex of Over-60s Cohort, Town Hospital, 1756–1911 294
32. Appendix 9 Average Weekly Amounts Purchased per Head, Town Hospital, 1760–1917 295
33. Appendix 10 Timeline: Developments in Poor Relief and Social Security, 1700–2010 296
34. Bibliography 299
35. Index 325