Japanese Journal of Social Welfare
Online ISSN : 2424-2608
Print ISSN : 0911-0232
Public Relief of the Handicapped in early Meiji Era
Akira Yamada
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1986 Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 171-190

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I analyzed the life style of the handicapped by making use of the list of public relief recipient in Kyoto. The list includes the disabled, the aged, the sick and the infant. The disabled in this division is not equal the handicapped. The handicapped was found in the disabled, the aged and the sick. The poor handicapped was relieved at the stage when he couldn't work and he wasn't helped by anyone. The following is the sick person's detail. [table] Life style of the handicapped is the followings. First stage: They engaged in the many slight work and supported themselves with much difficulty. Second stage : They worked a little and received some charity from relatives or neighbors. Third stage : They received the public relief.
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© 1986 Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare (JSSSW)
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