Manuals of the Duties of Poor Law Officers —— Master and Matron of the Workhouse

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ISBN: 9781331965152 出版年：2016 页码：225 William Golden Lumley Forgotten Books

He should be prudent and decorous in his con duct as respects all, but particularly as regards the females, and he should be guarded and tem perate in his language and demeanour. He should be sober in his diet, cleanly in his person, and orderly in his behaviour. He must be ever active in his supervision of the Workhouse and the inmates, careful in watch ing the various incidents and accidents which occur in it, preserving order and sobriety of con duct among the inmates, keeping them employed, as far as practicable, in useful labour. He should be attentive and soothing to the sick, and should provide for the peaceful end of the dying and their decent burial.