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... institutions , a surprising con- trast to the reported reversed ratio in American institutions.9 A network of county institutions gradually developed over the last three decades of the nineteenth century in Ontario , expanding quickly ...
... institutions , a surprising con- trast to the reported reversed ratio in American institutions.9 A network of county institutions gradually developed over the last three decades of the nineteenth century in Ontario , expanding quickly ...
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... institutions were in operation in three counties and three cities . These were supplemented by the provincial hospital in Saint John , which held seventy - two patients ( 13 per cent of the total patients ) aged sixty - five or older.12 ...
... institutions were in operation in three counties and three cities . These were supplemented by the provincial hospital in Saint John , which held seventy - two patients ( 13 per cent of the total patients ) aged sixty - five or older.12 ...
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... institution and to reduce operating costs was expected from all who were able . To enforce such rules , some institutions constructed basement cells and used solitary confinement there as a possible punishment ; in some cases , the ...
... institution and to reduce operating costs was expected from all who were able . To enforce such rules , some institutions constructed basement cells and used solitary confinement there as a possible punishment ; in some cases , the ...
Contents
The First Old Age Homes | 36 |
The Family and Intergenerational Support | 73 |
Property and the Culture of Entitlement | 115 |
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The Citizen's Wage: The State and the Elderly in Canada, 1900-1951 James G. Snell No preview available - 1996 |
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