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Admission and discharge books kept by the Master of City Institution/The Grange (previously York Workhouse).
The terms 'vagrants', 'casuals' or 'the casual poor' were used in reference to individuals who were homeless, destitute and wandered (tramped) from place to place.

Entries include name; age; gender; occupation; place of sleeping the previous night; date of admission and date of discharge; next destination; in some cases the task performed to earn relief is recorded.

Examination of Inmates [Admissions Book]

Includes name; date of admission; age; occupation; disease; if admitted from another insitution and class of poor (i.e. settled or casual poor). Also three loose inserts: two lists of revision cases and one agenda (1948).

Entries listed in chronological order of admission