The workhouse
John Jones,
who was listed in the 1891 census for Llanfyllin workhouse,
was probably taken there because there was nobody to look after him.
He would have been taken to the sick ward and given basic medical attention. The reference to John Jones shown
below is taken from the official
records of the workhouse... This
entry is not easy to read, but it says:
John
Jones - Llanfyllin workhouse
Being 76, he probably spent the rest of his life in the workhouse.Delirium
tremens - a kind of temporary madness
which includes shaking violently, usually caused by drinking too much alcohol.
"John
Jones, Workhouse. The Master reported that he had to employ a person to
attend to this man for a few days, the pauper suffering from delerium
tremens and having become very violent."