Davies studied the condition of the labouring poor, recorded statistics of their wages, cost of food, etc.
[3] A controversial rapid rise in Poor Law costs at the time (especially in rural parishes) instigated debates on the issue, and inspired Davies to compile statistics from which he produced data covering the income and expenditure of certain families in the country (including three in the parishes of Llandegla and Llanarmon (Denbighshire), and two in the parishes of Llanfor and Llanycil (Merioneth).
He published his findings in 1795 as a book called Cases of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered in Three Parts, an important work in social history.
[6] Through this publication, Davies called for a marked improvement in the standard of living for agricultural labourers.
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