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Why did the Andover Workhouse Scandal have National as well as Local Consequences?
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Why did the Andover Workhouse Scandal have National as well as Local Consequences? The Andover Workhouse Scandal took place during the mid 1840s and not only had consequences locally for the poor law union of Andover, but had effects on a national scale. Following the scandal, the McDougall's were under a lot of pressure to resign from their positions as Workhouse Masters. This pressure came from the Poor Law Commissioners who were in turn under a lot of pressure from Parliament who were imposing a Commission of Enquiry investigating the Andover case. It is apparent that the Poor Law Commissioners had realised their inadequacies in handling the situation at Andover and were desperately trying to make it appear as though they had taken appropriate action by making the workhouse masters resign. The Andover Scandal had raised serious questions about the continuance of bonecrushing and another indication of the Poor Law Commissioner's...
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