Social Welfare in Ontario 1791-1893 : A Study of Public Welfare Administration / Richard Splane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Splane, Richard, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Ontario--History.

Public welfare.

Prisons--Ontario--History.

Prisons.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The decision to undertake a study of some aspect of the development of social welfare in Ontario was made as a result of separate but related discussions in the early 1950's with the late Dr. Harry M. Cassidy, Professor Frank H. Underhill, and Professor John S. Morgan, from each of whom I received helpful advice. The topic first considered was child welfare, but some exploration revealed that programmes for the protection of children emerged rather late in the total structure of welfare services in the province and could hardly be assessed until earlier developments in the broader field had been examined. It was thus decided to carry out a study of the whole field of social welfare, with particular reference to the ro1e played by the provincial government.

Contents:

Introduction 1. A Century of Progress in Social Welfare: Background 2. The Development of the Administrative Structure: Pre-union Period, 1791-1940; Union Period, 1841-1867; Confederation; Post-Confederation Period, 1867-1893 3. The Care of the Poor: Pre-Confederation Period, 1791-1867; Post-Confederation Period, 1867-1893 4. The Development of Correctional Programmes: Pre-Union Period, 1791-1840; Union Period, 1840-1867' Period of Langmuir's Inspectorship, 1868-1882; Period 1882-1893 5. The Development of Health Services; 6. The Welfare of Children: Pre-Union Period, 1791-1840; Union Period, 1840-1867; Post-Confederation Period, 1867-1893 7. Review of the Role of Public Welfare in a Century of Social Welfare Development

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7389-8

OCLC:

1129212748