{"product_id":"an-earnest-appeal-for-mercy-to-the-children-of-the-poor-particularly-those-belonging-to-the-parishes-within-the-bills-of-mortality-paperback-9781108060929","title":"An Earnest Appeal for Mercy to the Children of the Poor; Particularly Those Belonging to the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108060929","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Earnest Appeal for Mercy to the Children of the Poor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParticularly Those Belonging to the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1766, this philanthropic tract exposes the failings of the care system in London and calls for its reform.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonas Hanway (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108060929, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e156 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn eighteenth-century London, abandoned children were one of the social groups most affected by the harsh living conditions. Several charitable initiatives had endeavoured to alleviate the problem, not least the Foundling Hospital, of which Jonas Hanway (c.1712–86) was a governor. His tireless philanthropy and campaigning resulted in the 1762 Registers Bill, which required parishes to keep records of the poor children they looked after. In this tract, first published in 1766, Hanway uses information collected from these registers to demonstrate the appalling mortality rates of orphans in care in London, calling for radical reform. This work was instrumental in the passage of the 1767 act that resulted in a dramatic fall in the number of infant deaths over the following decade. It is a powerful exposé of the failures of the capital's care system, as well as a testament to the influence of philanthropic activism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e 1. Observations on the state of the infant parish poor\u003cbr\u003e 2. Heads of the Act for the keeping registers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Remarks on the Act\u003cbr\u003e 4. Observations on the register\u003cbr\u003e 5. Particular investigation of the registers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Remarks on the registers of particular parishes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Further reasons for a parliamentary enquiry\u003cbr\u003e 8. Proposal for all children\u003cbr\u003e 9. Some observations on the welfare of the poor\u003cbr\u003e 10. The advantages of placing out children\u003cbr\u003e 11. The benefit of giving apprentice fees\u003cbr\u003e 12. The absurdity and danger of placing out children\u003cbr\u003e 13. The necessity of a religious education\u003cbr\u003e 14. The importance of a true sense of religion\u003cbr\u003e 15. Further reasons for giving a pecuniary gratuity\u003cbr\u003e 16. A list of the parishes whose numbers of children are worthy of notice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266139246872,"sku":"9781108060929","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108060929i_44180502-0d4f-41da-91a3-7f1e4234c52a.jpg?v=1696747508","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-earnest-appeal-for-mercy-to-the-children-of-the-poor-particularly-those-belonging-to-the-parishes-within-the-bills-of-mortality-paperback-9781108060929","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}