This private initiative has always been moderated and modulated by the parish authorities and community.

Rather, madness was still seen principally as a domestic problem, with families and parish authorities central to regimens of care.

There are recently new built offices for the parish authorities.

What impression do the fat parish authorities make in contrast?

The parish authorities resisted earlier attempts to form a local board of health, but finally agreed with it becoming a local government district in 1875.

For the remainder, keepers were paid either by the families and friends of inmates or by the parish authorities.

He converted a sizable number of family, friends and neighbours to the new faith, enough to make himself a nuisance to the parish authorities.

Moore thought it possible that the parish authorities had set up electronic tripwires along the entrance drive.

The first fire engines and crews were provided by voluntary bodies, parish authorities or insurance companies.

A number of roads in central London were declared highways and transferred from the care of the commissioners to the local parish authorities.