# Poor laws { "id": "S85104857", "title": "Poor laws", "url": "/topics/S85104857", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "0fe2bcecd7b569a3", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "900799365260640836", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 20, 19043, 25600 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on the system of relief for the poor that developed in England in the 16th century and was maintained with various changes until after World War II. Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104857 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.