| 3a How
many inmates were in the workhouse?
3b Choose
one day and work out what food was consumed in the workhouse?
3c Were
the inmates of the workhouse getting a healthy diet? What was wrong
with the diet?
Are there any signs that the matron realised that the diet was
not good enough?
Look back at sources 1 and 2 and think about what you have
learnt from source 3.
3d Do these sources suggest that the Overseers had made a serious attempt to reform the workhouse after Thomas Tatham's letters?
3e If you were in charge of the workhouse, what changes would you make to improve the conditions? Source 4
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