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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000082483
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000082483
Preferred Name

Workhouses

Definitions
An establishment offering relief for the destitute poor in an area, funded from the local poor tax, which provided some combination of communal accommodation and a requirement for inmates, particularly the able-bodies, to perform work. (from Workhouses.org.uk accessed 12/11/2019).
Synonyms
Poorhouse
Workhouse
Poorhouses
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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