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The articles spurred Parliament to pass a new workhouse law, and Rogers would go on to create the Association for the Improvement of London Workhouse Infirmaries.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

Municipalisation and public control of all Hospitals and Infirmaries.

From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis