Chichester faces an epidemic as recorded in WG5/1a/1 Minutes of the Court of the Poor Law by Philip Robinson
In 1759 there was some concern in Chichester about a potential epidemic. The new Board of Guardians for the poor had been established. It had first met on Monday 2nd July 1753 to agree its structure and allocate responsibilities. This followed an Act of Parliament that had incorporated the nine parishes of the city into…