The State of the Poor ; Or, an History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period
In which are Particularly Considered, Their Domestic Economy, with Respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Habitation : and the Various Plans Which, from Time to Time, Have Been Proposed, and Adopted, for the Relief of the Poor : Together with Parochial Reports Relative to the Administration of Work-houses, and Houses of Industry : the State of Friendly Societies, and Other Public Institutions, in Several Agricultural, Commercial, and Manufacturing Districts : with a Large Appendix Containing a Comparative and Chronological Table of the Prices of Labour, of Provisions, and of Other Comodities : an Account of the Poor in Scotland and Many Original Documents on Subjects of National Importance