Definition of DURA MATER. : the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater.ADVERTISEMENT. the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater. ADVERTISEMENT.
Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601. The Poor Relief Act 1601 (43 Eliz 1 c 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth or the Old Poor Law was passed in 1601 and created a national poor law system for England and Wales.
In 1869, Waterloo County became among the first communities in Canada to admit an âinmateâ to a newly built poorhouse called the Waterloo County House of Industry and Refuge. Poorhouses can be described as a âone stop shopâ for people without other means of shelter, food or support. For the newly established Waterloo County, the poorhouse represented one of the first examples of organized government efforts to assist residents who had no other options.